STYERS v. SUPERIOR COURT IN & FOR CTY. OF MOHAVE

No. 1 CA-SA 89-082.

161 Ariz. 477 (1989)

779 P.2d 352

Charles STYERS, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT of the State of Arizona, In and For the COUNTY OF MOHAVE, The Honorable Gary R. Pope, a judge thereof, Respondent Judge. Torrey STYERS, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department D.

August 29, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anderson Law Offices by Michael C. Anderson, Bullhead City, for petitioner.

Lenkowsky & Knochel by Paul Lenkowsky, Bullhead City, for respondent.


FIDEL, Judge.

Petitioner Charles Styers (husband) brings this special action, seeking to prohibit his wife's discovery in marital dissolution proceedings of the records of his premarital psychiatric treatment. Husband claims, and we agree, that the records are privileged under A.R.S. § 32-2085 or § 12-2235 and are irrelevant to any issue appropriate to the dissolution of the parties' marriage.

We accept special action jurisdiction to reverse the...

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