Young v. Industrial Commission of Arizona

1 In this special action, petitioner Angelica Yarbrough seeks review of the respondent judges order transferring venue of the underlying wrongful death action from Santa Cruz County to Pinal County. Because an appeal cannot adequately cure an erroneous venue ruling, such orders "are appropriately reviewable by special action." Floyd v. Superior Court, 125 Ariz. 445, 445, 610 P.2d 79, 79 (App. 1980); accord Dunn v. Carruth, 162 Ariz. 478, 479, 784 P.2d 684, 685 (1989); Yuma County v. Keddie, 132 Ariz. 552, 553, 647 P.2d 1150, 1151 (1982);Behrens v. OMelia, 206 Ariz. 309, 1, 78 P.3d 278, 279 (App. 2003); Lakritz v. Superior Court, 179 Ariz. 598, 599, 880 P.2d 1144, 1145 (App. 1994); see Ariz. R. P. Spec. Actions 1(a), 17B A.R.S. Having concluded the respondent judge abused her discretion, we accept jurisdiction and grant relief. See Ariz. R. P. Spec. Actions 3(c), 17B A.R.S. BACKGROUND