The Arizona Learn Center
The moves that decide Arizona civil cases, in plain language — each a door into the deterministic surface that serves it. This is legal information, not advice; the choices stay yours.
The tier system
How much discovery your case gets is assigned, capped, and changeable — Rule 26.2's three tiers.
The tier calculator →Disclosure first
Rule 26.1's disclosure statement: Arizona makes you show your case without being asked.
The disclosure machine →The 180-day government trap
Claims against public entities die at 180 days — before the one-year statute even matters.
The 180-day clock →The 20-day answer
Rule 12(a)'s clock, computed with Rule 6(a)'s unique under-11-day twist.
Compute your 20-day deadline →The $10,000 courts
Where most Arizonans actually litigate — justice-court civil procedure in plain terms.
The $10,000 courts →Eviction in days
The RPEA's scripted, recorded, fast track — and the tenant remedies statute behind it.
The eviction machine →Several-only liability
Arizona abolished joint and several liability — what § 12-2506 means for collecting a judgment.
The fault architecture →The speech shield
§ 12-751's motion for actions targeting lawful expression — and the dead § 12-752 trap.
The speech shield →Who may prepare documents
Rule 31, ACJA § 7-208, and Arizona's certified legal-document-preparer system.
Who may prepare documents →The signing stakes
Rule 11 plus § 12-349: mandatory fees for unjustified positions, double damages behind them.
The signing stakes →