By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services/Arizona Capitol Times
Gov. Doug Ducey wants a federal judge to block — or at least narrow — efforts by lawyers for the Tohono O’odham Nation to question his staffers in the legal fight over the Glendale casino.
In legal papers filed Thursday, attorneys for the governor told U.S. District Court Judge David Campbell the tribe is not entitled to some of the information it is seeking. They said some of it is protected by attorney-client privilege.
The governor’s legal team also said there is no right for the tribe to probe into internal discussions that took place within the governor’s office, even if it did not involve legal advice. And Ducey’s lawyers warned Campbell that allowing tribal attorneys to probe into such matters would set a bad precedent.