Opinion
2 CA-HC 2013-0006
07-16-2013
ISIAH HILL, Petitioner/Appellant, v. THE STATE OF ARIZONA, Respondent/Appellee.
Isiah Hill In Propria Persona
NOTICE: THIS DECISION DOES NOT CREATE LEGAL PRECEDENT AND MAY NOT BE CITED EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY APPLICABLE RULES. See Ariz. R. Supreme Court 111(c); ARCAP 28(c); Ariz. R. Crim. P. 31.24
MEMORANDUM DECISION
Not for Publication
Rule 28, Rules of Civil
Appellate Procedure
APPEAL FROM THE SUPERIOR COURT OF PINAL COUNTY
Cause No. S1100CV201202893
Honorable Bradley M. Soos, Judge Pro Tempore
APPEAL DISMISSED
Isiah Hill Florence
In Propria Persona
VÁSQUEZ, Presiding Judge. ¶1 Isiah Hill appeals from the trial court's dismissal without prejudice of his petition for writ of mandamus, in which he sought release from custody. Although Hill asserts jurisdiction is proper "pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 12-120, et seq. and 12-2101," this court "has an independent duty to determine whether it has jurisdiction over an appeal." McMurray v. Dream Catcher USA, Inc., 220 Ariz. 71, ¶ 4, 202 P.3d 536, 539 (App. 2009). A dismissal without prejudice is not an appealable order where, as here, it "is not a final determination of the controversy on its merits, and is no bar to the prosecution of another suit timely commenced, founded upon the same cause of action." State ex rel. Hess v. Boehringer, 16 Ariz. 48, 51, 141 P. 126, 127 (1914); cf. Garza v. Swift Transp. Co., 222 Ariz. 281, ¶ 15, 213 P.3d 1008, 1011 (2009) (noting exception to final judgment rule, codified in § 12-2101(A)(3), where non-final order "'in effect determines the action,' as any refiled action would be barred" by statute of limitations), quoting McMurray, 220 Ariz. 71, ¶ 4, 202 P.3d at 539. Because the trial court's order dismissing Hill's petition without prejudice is not appealable, we lack jurisdiction to consider his appeal. McMurray, 220 Ariz. 71, ¶ 4, 202 P.3d at 539. ¶2 Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed.
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GARYE L. VÁSQUEZ, Presiding Judge
CONCURRING: ______________________
JOSEPH W. HOWARD, Chief Judge
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MICHAEL MILLER, Judge