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STATE v. WESTERN UNION FIN. SERVICES, INC.

No. CV-08-0241-PR.

208 P.3d 218 (2009)

STATE of Arizona, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. WESTERN UNION FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., Defendant/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

June 3, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Goddard, Arizona Attorney General by Cameron H. Holmes, Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Attorneys for State of Arizona.

Steptoe & Johnson LLP by Karl M. Tilleman, Douglas D. Janicik, Phoenix, Charles G. Cole, Shannen W. Coffin, Washington, DC, and Sidley Austin LLP by Carter G. Phillips, Washington, DC, Attorneys for Western Union Financial Services, Inc.

OPINION

HURWITZ, Justice.

¶ 1 The issue for decision is whether an Arizona court can issue a warrant seizing Western Union money transfers sent from other states to Mexico. We hold that an Arizona court lacks jurisdiction under the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution to issue such a warrant.

I.

¶ 2 Western Union Financial Services, Inc. ("Western Union") is a Colorado...

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