Mandamus Law
 
Marcelino Silva Marquez v. United States of America, et al.

Tacoma, Washington immigration lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking a writ of mandamus

28 U.S.C. 1651 provides:

(a) The Supreme Court and all courts established by Act of Congress may issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and principles of law.
(b) An alternative writ or rule nisi may be issued by a just

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Ju Hyu Shin v. Alissa Emmel, Chief Immigrant Investor Program Office, et al.

San Diego, California immigration law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants seeking a writ of mandamous ordering Defendants to perform non-discretional governmental acts.

"A (writ of) mandamus is an order from a court to an inferior government official ordering the government official to properly fulfill their official duties or correct an abuse of discretion." Legal Informatio

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Sarah Grace Wagner v. Ana Escrogima

Washington, DC immigration law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants seeking a writ of mandamus to adjudicate a via petition pursuant to 08 U.S.C. 1329, which provides:

The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction of all causes, civil and criminal, brought by the United States that arise under the provisions of this subchapter. It shall be the duty of the Un

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Joseph Ozmun v. Portolio Recovery Associates, LLC, et al.

Austin, Texas consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on Collection Practices Act and Texas Debt Collection Practices Act violation theories.


Ozmun contends Defendants then violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Texas Debt Collections Act (TDCA) when they (1) sought a default judgment against him for the full $2,065.21[1] and (2) comm

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Rohit Mukherjee and Shuvra Mohinta v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, et al.

Birmingham, Alabama immigration lawyers represented Plaintiff seeking a writ of mandamus.

A writ of mandamus is a court order that commands a public official or organization to take a specific action. It is an extraordinary remedy, which means that it is only available in limited circumstances.

To obtain a writ of mandamus, the petitioner must show that the official or organizati

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Ryan Dumas v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc.

West Palm Beach, Florida consumer law lawyer represent Plaintiff who sued defendant on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theory under 47 U.S.C. 227, which provides, in part:

(b) Restrictions on use of automated telephone equipment
(1) ProhibitionsIt shall be unlawful for any person within the United States, or any person outside the United States if the recipient is withi

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Bob Dawson, et al. v. Porch.com, Inc., et al.

Seattle, Washington consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theories.

Defendants claimed to have identified “a real question” regarding the viability of plaintiffs' autodialer claims, and plaintiffs have not shown that they will be prejudiced if a stay is ordered. Wood v. McEwen, 644 F.2d 797, 802 (9th Cir. 1981).<

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Janet Rodriguez Flores and Yris Patricia Sanchez Moreno v. United States of America

San Antonio, Texas immigration lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Conn Schrader, Director, National Visa Center, United States Department of State, seeking a writ of mandamus to adjusticate a visa petition.

8 U.S.C. 1329 provides:

The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction of all causes, civil and criminal, brought by the United States that arise under t

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Gregory Kelley v. State of Texas

Georgetown, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant.


Appellant Gregory Kelley was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child and sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. See Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a), (f). Following the imposition of his sentence, Kelley filed a motion for new trial, followed by three amended motions for new trial and requests for a hearing.

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Donovan Allen v. State of Washington


IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTONDIVISION IIDONOVAN ALLEN,No. 54172-6-IIAppellant,v.STATE OF WASHINGTON,PUBLISHED OPINIONRespondent.LEE,C.J.—Donovan Allen appeals the trial court’s order granting summary judgmentin favor of the State, which dismissed his claim under the Wrongly Convicted Persons Act (WCPA), chapter 4.100 RCW. Allen spent 13 years in prison for a crime

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Seth Bookout, Leslye Romero, and Ryan Gallagher v. Jonathan Shelley and Stedfast Baptist Church

Fort Worth, Texas – Civil Litigation lawyer represented Appellants with the trial court’s denial of their motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed against them.

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In this accelerated interlocutory appeal, Appellants Seth Bookout, Leslye
Romero, and Ryan Gallagher challenge the trial court’s denial of their mot

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Obadiah Kinara v. David Ongera

Fort Worth, Texas – Civil Litigation lawyer represented Appellant with appealing the trial court’s default judgmen.

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In December 2020, Dorothy Ongera (Decedent) drowned in a bathtub under
allegedly suspicious circumstances in a home she shared with Kinara. Kinara
maintains that he was Decedent’s com

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Stedfast Baptist Church v. Fellowship of the Sword, Inc.

Fort Worth, Texas – Civil Litigation lawyer represented Appellant with Seeking declaratory relief construing the default provisions of a commercial lease.

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A. The Lease
In July of 2020, Stedfast, through its president and pastor Jonathan Shelley,
executed a 63-month commercial lease with Fellowship, as one of

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Dani Roisman v. Gavriella Etana Roisman

Houston, Texas – Divorce lawyer represented Appellee with an enforcement action for medical child support.

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Dani and Gavriella have three children together. Jane is their oldest child.
Dani and Gavriella divorced in February 2018 when Jane was 15 years old.
Dani and Gavriella signed an Agreed Divorce Decree

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In re Joyce Reece and Zachary Petitt

Houston, Texas – Civil Litigation lawyer represented Relators with filing a petition for a writ of mandamus.

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In his first amended petition, Roy, acting as next friend for Clarice A. Thomas,
brought claims against relators for fraud, false imprisonment, conversion, theft,
unjust enrichment, and civil conspir

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In re Serge Gregoire

Houston, Texas – Family Lawe lawyer represented Relator with an 0rder relating to his “Petition to Modify the Parent-Child Relationship”.



Relator, Serge Gregoire, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus related to his
“Petition to Modify the Parent-Child Relationship” filed in the trial court. In the

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Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc. and Taylor Woodrow Communities-League City. Ltd. v. Rodney Goff

Houston, Texas – Real Estate lawyer represented Appellee with alleging defective construction of his home.



In December 2014, Rodney Goff signed a purchase agreement for the
purchase of a new home to be constructed by Taylor Woodrow in the Mar Bella
subdivision of League City. The construction of the home was

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In the Estate of: Lynne Vines, a/k/a Doris Lynne Vines, Deceased

Houston, Texas – Probate lawyer represented Appellant with complaining of the probate court’s order appointing a receiver in an underlying will contest.



Lynne Vines’s husband, Larry, started Dial Electrical Controls of Houston,
Inc. (“Dial Electrical”) and its sister company, LV Controls, Inc. (“LV Cont

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Victor S. Hung v. Fabiola Davis, Individually and as next friend of Keith Henderson and Abigail Hernandez

Houston, Texas – Personal Injury lawyer represented defendant with appealing the trial court’s order denying a negligence claim.



This lawsuit arises from a motor vehicle accident resulting in alleged injuries
and damages to Davis and her two minor children. Davis alleges that she and her
children were trav

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IN RE ZACH BROWN

Houston, Texas – Personal Injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., alleging injuries resulting from a collision with a FedEx truck.



Zach Brown sued FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., alleging
injuries resulting from a collision with a FedEx truck.
A week before trial, B

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Turnbull Legal Group, PLLC and Edward Randolph Turnbull IV v Microsoft Corp.

Houston, Texas – Business Law lawyer represented Appellants with seeking injunctive relief against appellee.



Turnbull Legal Group, PLLC is a law firm located in Houston that primarily
practices criminal defense law. Edward Randolph Turnbull IV is the owner of the
Firm. As part of its practice, the Firm uses

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In re Sheila Diane Coleman

Dallas, Texas – Family Law lawyer represented Relator with two petitions for writ of mandamus.



Relator, Sheila Diane Coleman, acting pro se, filed two petitions for writ of
mandamus asserting that real party in interest, Gregory Eugene Saunders, “lacked
standing to file [a] Suit Affecting Parent-Child Rela

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Marcus Eugene Anderson v. American Credit Acceptance

Dallas, Texas – Contract lawyer represented Appellant with defaulting on a Contract.



On November 8, 2016, Appellant Marcus Eugene Anderson (“Appellant”)
executed a Retail Installment Contract (“Contract”) for the purchase of a 2014
Dodge Ram 3500 (“truck”) from CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc. (“C

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The State of Texas v. Robert Michael Gault

Dallas, Texas – Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with a felony offense of murder charge.



On February 13, 2022, officers from the Jersey Village Police Department
were dispatched to an apartment complex related to a shooting. When they arrived,
the officers found the deceased body of an adult ma

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In Re: Mariam Ayad

Dallas, Texas – Civil Litigation lawyer represented relator with a amended petition for writ of mandamus referring the parties to arbitration.



Entitlement to mandamus relief requires relator to show that the trial court
clearly abused its discretion and that she lacks an adequate appellate remedy. In re
Prud

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