Evenstad v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• distinguishing betweendiscretionary governmental actions involving fundamental governmental policy, to which immunity applies, and ministerial actions implementing that policy, to which immunity does not apply
• distinguishing the discretionary policy decisions involved in promulgating administrative rules and regulations, and the ministerial implementation of those rules
• addressing a new issue after affording both sides an opportunity to file supplemental briefs on the issue
• “A.R.S. section 12-820.01 does not abrogate anything; it simply codifies the ‘obvious’ immunities expressly recognized in Ryan.'”
• statute immunizes promulgation of rules and procedures as a \determination of internal agency policy\
• “If application of a legal principle, even if not raised below, would dispose of an action on appeal and correctly explain the law, it is appropriate for us to consider the issue.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).