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Goldwater Institute Sues Phoenix to Produce Info on Hotel Deal

Phoenix Business Journal:  “The Goldwater Institute, an Arizona watchdog group, filed documents in Maricopa County Superior Court on Friday asking that a judge force the city of Phoenix to turn over documents in connection with the rebranding of the Wyndham Phoenix into a Marriott Renaissance property.  Goldwater attorney Carrie Ann Sitren said the group filed public document requests with the city Jan. 5 seeking information regarding the proposal, and now has filed suit to compel the city to produce the information.”

Motivational Speaker Charged in Sedona, Arizona, Sweat-lodge Deaths

Arizona Republic:  “The self-help guru who captured international attention when his Sedona-area sweat-lodge ceremony turned fatal was arrested Wednesday on three counts of manslaughter.  Yavapai County sheriff’s deputies arrested James Arthur Ray on Wednesday afternoon at his attorney’s Prescott office, and the multimillionaire later was booked into jail in Camp Verde with bail set at $5 million.  An indictment in the case came after nearly four months of investigation. It alleges that the deaths of Kirby Brown, 38, of New York; James Shore, 40, of Milwaukee; and Liz Neuman, 49, of Minnesota, during or after Ray’s Oct. 8 ceremony were a result of Ray’s recklessness.”

Opus West Sues Its Parent Company

Arizona Republic:  “Bankrupt Phoenix developer Opus West Corp. has sued its Minnesota parent and several related trusts, alleging fraud and a pattern of systematic manipulation and abuse that left the high-profile subsidiary undercapitalized and unable to pay its debts.  Opus West, one of five regional operating units of Opus Corp., filed for Chapter 11 protection in July after being sued by lenders on several of its projects. In Chapter 11, a company is shielded from creditor suits while it develops a plan of financial reorganization that is acceptable to the court and its creditors. A committee of the business’ largest unsecured creditors oversees the proceeding.”

Court Hears Arguments Over Church Bell in Phoenix

Arizona Republic:  “The arguing over the silencing of church bells grew louder in two Phoenix courtrooms on Monday.  The legal conflict centers on a church in north Phoenix.  In 2008, it started to ring its bells 13 times a day, seven days a week, to the annoyance of its neighbors.  In May 2009 Phoenix Municipal Court Judge Lori Metcalf told the church, Cathedral of Christ the King, to pipe down.  The bells could ring, she said, but only once a week on Sunday morning.  She also found the church’s leader, Bishop Rick Painter, guilty on two counts of disturbing the peace.”

Taxi Deal for Phoenix Airport Challenged in Lawsuit

Arizona Republic:  “Two taxi firms and a cabdrivers group want the Arizona Court of Appeals to block Phoenix from awarding a Sky Harbor taxi contract.   The contract, which takes effect Monday, gives three firms – Visum Transportation, Apache Taxi and AAA Cab Service – exclusive rights to pick up passengers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.  Visum and Apache were unqualified, said Shane Gosdis, a Phoenix lawyer who represents C-TO Transportation & Dispatching LLC, Ace Cab and the Independent Cab Driver Association at Sky Harbor Airport.”

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