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SUPREME COURT OF ARIZONA En Banc

) MERLIN LYNEER CLOUSE, ) individually, as surviving spouse ) of Norma Clouse and on behalf of ) Guy Michael Clouse, surviving son ) of Norma Clouse; GUY MICHAEL ) CLOUSE, individually; LISANDRO ) SALINAS and DEBRA MARIA SALINAS, ) individually and as husband and ) wife; AMBER SALINAS, LISSANDRA ) SALINAS and NATHANIEL SALINAS, ) minor children of Lisandro ) Salinas, ) ) Plaintiffs-Appellants, ) ) v. ) ) STATE OF ARIZONA, Department of ) Public Safety, A.E. DOBBINS, ) ) Defendants-Appellees. ) ) ___________________________________) ) MERLIN LYNEER CLOUSE, individually ) as surviving spouse of Norma ) Clouse and on behalf of Guy ) Michael Clouse, surviving son of ) Norma Clouse; GUY MICHAEL CLOUSE, ) individually; LISANDRO SALINAS ) and DEBRA MARIA SALINAS, ) individually and as husband and ) wife; AMBER SALINAS, LISSANDRA ) SALINAS and NATHANIEL SALINAS, ) minor children of Lisandro ) Salinas, ) ) Plaintiffs-Appellees, ) )

Supreme Court No. CV-99-0023-PR Court of Appeals Nos. 1 CA-CV 97-0508 and 1 CA-CV 97-0598 [Consolidated] Maricopa County No. CV 96-00450 O P I N I O N

) ) STATE OF ARIZONA, Department of ) Public Safety; MARICOPA COUNTY; ) and ANDREW DOBBINS, ) ) Defendants-Appellants. ) ) ___________________________________) Appeal from the Superior Court in Maricopa County Cause No. CV 96-00450 The Honorable Norman D. Hall, Jr., Judge AFFIRMED _________________________________________________________________ Opinion of the Court of Appeals, Division One 194 Ariz. 473, 984 P.2d 559 (App. 1999) VACATED _________________________________________________________________ Coppersmith Gordon Schermer Owens & Nelson, P.L.C. by Andrew S. Gordon and Kristen B. Rosati Attorneys for Plaintiffs Clouse and Salinas

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Phoenix

Janet Napolitano, The Attorney General by John E. Birkemeier, Assistant Attorney General and Richard F. Albrecht, Assistant Attorney General and Thomas J. Dennis, Assistant Attorney General and Randall M. Howe, Assistant Attorney General Attorneys for the State of Arizona and Dobbins Phoenix The Langerman by Amy Attorneys for Arizona Trial Law Offices G. Langerman Amicus Curiae Lawyers Association

Phoenix

Jones, Skelton & Hochuli by David C. Lewis Attorneys for Amicus Curiae City of Phoenix and Arizona County Supervisors Association

Phoenix

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Law Offices of David R. Merkel by David R. Merkel Attorneys for Amicus Curiae League of Arizona Towns and Cities

Tempe

Copple, Chamberlin, Boehm & Murphy, P.C. by Scott E. Boehm Attorneys for Amicus Curiae City of Scottsdale Phoenix _________________________________________________________________ M c G R E G O R, Justice

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