§ 1.4.2 CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE AND THE LOCAL RULES

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

As the foregoing summary demonstrates, significant differences exist between the procedures established under the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure and these local rules. For example, in conformity with these local rules, parties requesting an award of fees are allowed to include a fee claim in either their initial pleadings, pretrial statement, or in a written notice filed before resolution of the matter. Effective January 1, 2017, Rule 54(g)(1) requires the fee claimant to request fees "in the pleadings...