Judge Brenden J. Griffin
Judge • Superior Court of Arizona in Pima County
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideSuperior Court of Arizona in Pima County publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 129 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 55- Applies to
- Complaint
- Must include
- caption
The complaint must state the allegations against defendants and the relief sought.
- Applies to
- Civil case cover sheet
A completed civil case cover sheet identifying all plaintiffs and defendants must accompany the case.
- Applies to
- Answer
- Must include
- caption
The answer must be filed by the deadline stated in the summons, and in a FASTAR case it must include a FASTAR Controverting Certificate.
Service
All 31The filing party, rather than the court, is responsible for serving the complaint and summons on the defendants.
- Applies to
- Affidavit of service
After service is completed, an affidavit stating the date, time, and place of service must be filed with the civil clerk or electronically filed.
After service and answer, copies of every subsequent filing must be provided to the assigned judicial officer and all other parties.
Filing Timing
All 25The complaint, cover sheet, and filing fee must be submitted together because the clerk will not accept the matter for filing if they are not submitted at the same time.
In a non-FASTAR case, service ordinarily must be completed within 90 days; if it is not, the plaintiff receives notice and then has 30 additional days to serve all unserved defendants.
In a non-FASTAR case, failure to complete service within 120 days after filing the summons and complaint results in administrative dismissal without further notice to the plaintiff.
Fees
All 6- Applies to
- Complaint
A filing fee must accompany the complaint, although it may be waived or deferred in extraordinary circumstances.
- Applies to
- Answer
The defendant must pay the answer filing fee when filing the answer.
- Applies to
- Opposing party financial affidavit
No filing or appearance fee may be charged for filing the opposing party's financial affidavit unless the law provides otherwise.
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