No. 25-226

Easton Murray v. Arizona, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-27
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: agent-principal-doctrine constitutional-violation oath-of-office prosecutorial-immunity public-trust separation-of-powers
Latest Conference: 2025-11-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a prosecutor, as a trustee of the public trust charged with upholding the law, can be held liable for unlawful actions that violate their oath of office

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. IS A PROSECUTOR, AS A TRUSTEE OF THE PUBLIC TRUST, AND CHARGED WITH THE DUTY TO UPHOLD THE LAW, IMMUNE FROM LIABILITY WHEN THEY BREAK THE LAW THEY HAVE TAKEN AN OATH TO UPHOLD? 2. ARE THERE ANY UNLAWFUL ACTIONS A PROSECUTOR, AS A TRUSTEE OF THE PUBLIC TRUST, AND CHARGED WITH THE DUTY TO UPHOLD THE LAW, CAN COMMIT WHICH COULD BE CONSTRUED AS BEING PART OF THE DUTIES OF THEIR OFFICE? 3. IS THE IMMUNITY CREATED BY THIS COURT AND CONFERRED ONA PROSECUTOR, AS A TRUSTEE OF THE PUBLIC TRUST, AND CHARGED WITH THE DUTY TO UPHOLD THE LAW, CONSTITUTIONAL? 4. IS THE IMMUNITY CREATED BY THIS COURT AND CONFERRED ON A PROSECUTOR, AS A TRUSTEE OF THE PUBLIC TRUST, AND CHARGED WITH THE DUTY TO UPHOLD THE LAW, A VIOLATION OF ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTATATION OF THE UNITED STATES COMMONLY KNOWN AS SEPARATION OF POWERS DOCTRINE? 5. IS THE IMMUNITY CREATED BY THIS COURiT AND CONFERRED ON A PROSECUTOR, AS A TRUSTEE OF THE PUBLIC ’ TRUST, AND CHARGED WITH THE DUTY TO UPHOLD THE LAW, INTENDED BY THIS COURT TO APPLY TO A PROSECUTOR WHEN THE SAID PUBLIC TRUSTEE COMMITS UNLAWFUL ACTS IN VIOLATION OF THEIR OATH OF OFFICE? 6. CAN THE UNLAWFUL CONDUCT OF A PROSECUTOR, AS A TRUSTEE OF THE PUBLIC TRUST, AND CHARGED WITH THE DUTY TO UPHOLD THE LAW, TRANSFER TO THE CITY, COUNTY OR OTHER MUNICIPALITY BY THE AGENT PRINCIPAL DOCTRINE WHERE THERE IS NO OFFICIAL POLICY BUT NO ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE CITY, COUNTY OR OTHER MUNICIPALITY AS THE PUBLIC TRUST TO PROPERLY PROTECT THE PEOPLE FROM ITS AGENT. Page | 2

Docket Entries

2025-11-10
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-08-28
Waiver of Arizona; Joseph Thomas Maziarz, Amy Thorson of right to respond submitted.
2025-08-28
Waiver of right of respondents Arizona; Joseph Thomas Maziarz, Amy Thorson to respond filed.
2025-03-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 26, 2025)

Attorneys

Arizona; Joseph Thomas Maziarz, Amy Thorson
Daniel Patrick SchaackArizona Atty. General, Respondent
Easton Murray
Easton Murray — Petitioner