2016-03-31 Appearance and Objection To Sealing Video
2016-03-31 Appearance and Objection To Sealing Video
2016-03-31 Appearance and Objection To Sealing Video
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF
COUNSEL FOR VICTIMS
Defendant.
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The law firm of Baskin Richards PLC and its attorneys, Alan S. Baskin, William A.
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Richards, David E. Wood and Leslie Ross, file their notice of appearance on behalf of Laney
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Sweet, the widow of Daniel Shaver, and Mr. Shavers and Ms. Sweets minor children Natalie
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Sweet and Emery Sweet (hereafter, collectively, the Victims) in this matter. The firm of
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Baskin Richards PLC will be joined as counsel for the Victims by the Los Angeles, California
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firm of Geragos & Geragos and its attorneys Mark Geragos and Ben Meiselas, who will be
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Laney, Natalie and Emery Sweet are all victims of the Defendant Phillip Mitchell
Brailsford as defined under Arizona Constitution, art. 2, 2.1 (the Arizona Victims Bill of
Rights), as well as under A.R.S. 13-4401(19) and all associated Arizona victims rights
statutes and law. The Victims are entitled to appear and participate in accordance with the
Arizona law guaranteeing rights to victims of crimes. Most immediately, the Victims intend to
file, as victims and interested parties, an objection to the Minute Entry of the Court filed on
March 29, 2016 entering a joint protective order regarding the Axon body camera evidence.
The Victims intend to also object to the underlying Joint Motion for Protective Order Pursuant
to Rule 15.5 filed March 25, 2016, which was not, and is not, approved by the Victims or filed
for their benefit.
DATED this 31st day of March, 2016.
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/s/
William A. Richards
Alan S. Baskin
William A. Richards
David E. Wood
Leslie Ross
2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 1150
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
Attorneys for Laney Sweet, Natalie Sweet,
and Emery Sweet
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[email protected]
Attorneys for the State of Arizona
Craig Mehrens
Mehrens & Wilemon PA
51 E. Rose Lane
Phoenix, AZ 85012
[email protected]
Attorneys for Defendant
COPY of the foregoing mailed
this 31st day of March, 2016 to:
Sven K. Budge
Budge Law Firm PLLC
1134 E. University Dr., Suite 121
Mesa, AZ 85203
Attorneys for Victims Parents
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