Mandamus Law
 
Anglers Conservation Network v. Penny Pritzker

Plaintiffs brought this lawsuit claiming that federal agencies unlawfully neglected to manage stocks of river herring (alewives and blueback herring), and shad (American shad and their smaller relatives, hickory shad) in the Atlantic Ocean from New York to North Carolina. These are schooling ocean fish. In early spring, as waters warm, river herring and shad begin their annual spawning runs into... More...   $0 (01-07-2016 - )

State Of Wisconsin v. Peterson

These cases arise from a John Doe proceeding originally initiated in Milwaukee County, and subsequently expanded to four additional counties, Iowa County, Dodge County, Dane County, and Columbia County. Though not consolidated, these proceedings have been overseen by a single John Doe judge and organized by a single special prosecutor (Francis Schmitz). For the sake of clarity, we will refer to al... More...   $0 (01-03-2016 - WI)

AT&T Corp v. Core Communications Inc

Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 19961 (TCA) to “fundamentally restructure[] local telephone markets.”2 Before the TCA, local telephone service companies operated as government-regulated monopolies. “States typically granted an exclusive franchise in each local service area to a local exchange carrier (LEC).”3 One of the TCA’s principal aims “was to end local telephone monopolies a... More...   $0 (12-24-2015 - PA)

State Of North Carolina v Biddix

Mark Allan Biddix (“Defendant”) appeals from judgment entered following his
plea of guilty to manufacturing methamphetamine, two counts of conspiracy to
manufacture methamphetamine, ten counts of possession of an immediate precursor
chemical used to manufacture methamphetamine, and continuing a criminal
enterprise. Defendant does not have a statutory right to appeal the issue ... More...
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Jeffrey Hewitt v. Westfield Washington School Corporation, et al.

On July 1, 2011, Jeffery Hewitt signed a contract with Westfield Washington School Corporation (Westfield) that provided that he would serve as Principal of Monon Trail Elementary School (MTES). Hewitt’s contract was the regular teacher’s contract used throughout Indiana, except that the contract was limited to a two-year term and specified that Hewitt would serve as Principal. With regard to te... More...   $0 (12-16-2015 - IN)

GOWENS v. BARSTOW

On July 3, 2007, a paramedic supervisor, Defendant Ethan Barstow (Mr. Barstow), collided with a vehicle driven by the Plaintiff/Appellee, Elizabeth Gowens (Ms. Gowens) resulting in property damage to both vehicles and physical injury to Ms. Gowens. At the time of the collision, Mr. Barstow was a paramedic supervisor for the Defendant/Appellant EMSSTAT which is a division of the Defendant/Appellan... More...   $0 (12-16-2015 - OK)

USA v. STEWART

On June 22, 1984, Judge Joyce Hens Green sentenced Stewart
to one year of imprisonment for carrying a pistol without a
license, in violation of 22 D.C. Code § 3204, two to six years of
imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute heroin, in
violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a), and a special parole term of
three years to follow his imprisonment, with those sentences to... More...
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State Of Louisiana VS James Burt

The trial court did not err in denying relator' s motion for production of documents, as at the time
relator filed the motion his appeal was pending before the Louisiana Supreme Court. Additionally, relator' s allegations were insufficient to establish a particularized need, as he had not filed an application for postconviction relief. The jurisprudence requires lower courts to provide indigen... More...
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HIGH PLAINS v. FALL RIVER CTY

Keith Andersen of Andersen Engineering contacted the Fall River
auditor, Sue Ganje, and asked her to place him on the Board’s March 25, 2014
agenda so he could present a resolution to authorize a petroleum contaminated land
farm. The item was listed on the agenda as “Keith Andersen, Andersen
Engineering – Plat; Review of Resolution for Land Farm General Permit”.
Anderson... More...
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State of Oklahoma v. Victor Cornell Miller

Tulsa, OK - Man sentenced to life without parole for murder committed in 1999

The State of Oklahoma charged Victor Cornell Miller, age 52, with two counts of first-degee murder for killing Mary Agnes Bowles, age 77, and Jerald Thurman in 1999 in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7 in 1999.

Court docket entries for this case:

Date Code Description Count Party Amount
09-22... More...
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THADDEUS J. NORTH, et al. v. SMARSH, INC., et al.,

Mr. North is a resident of Connecticut. From February 2008 to August 2011, Mr.
North was the Chief Compliance Officer of Southridge Investment Group, LLC (Southridge).
In 2010, FINRA began investigating Southridge because of certain improprieties concerning the
owner’s management of a hedge fund and an alleged business relationship between LK, a broker
registered with Southr... More...
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Michael A. Howard v. Cullman County and Barry Willingham, Revenue Commissioner of Cullman County

The revenue commissioner for each county is responsible for the assessment of property for the purpose of taxing the property, collecting those taxes, and making reports concerning the same. County property taxes are due on October 1 of each year and must be paid by December 31 to avoid incurring a late fee. Before its amendment during the course of this action, § 40-7-42, Ala. Code 1975 (hereina... More...   $0 (12-06-2015 - AL)

IN RE RSR CORPORATION AND QUEMETCO METALS LIMITED, INC., RELATORS

This original proceeding concerns whether the trial court abused its discretion by
disqualifying plaintiffs’ counsel because they “worked so closely” with a defendant’s former finance
manager. Treating the finance manager like a side-switching paralegal, the trial court applied In re
American Home Products Corp., 985 S.W.2d 68 (Tex. 1998) (orig. proceeding), and found
plaintiffs’ ... More...
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Gerald A. Lechliter v. Del. Department of Natural Resources, et al.

The Plaintiff here, Colonel Gerald A. Lechliter, is a resident of Lewes. His
home is situated on a quiet cul-de-sac, and his property abuts a parcel of land once
part of a planned, but never used, industrial park owned by the University of
Delaware. The land was acquired from the University by the State Department of
Natural Resources and Environmental Control (“DNREC”), and ... More...
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Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians for the Pauma & Yuima Reservation v. State of California

Sixteen years ago more than sixty Native American tribes
entered into Tribal-State Gaming Compacts with the State of
California. Sadly, the long and tortured history leading to the
culmination of these Compacts did not cease there. Rather,
litigation based on ambiguous provisions as to the number of
authorized gaming devices has ensued for most of the
duration of these Comp... More...
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Cole v. Trammell

Petitioner's nine-month-old daughter, Brianna Cole, was murdered on the evening of December 20, 2002. Brianna Cole's spine had been snapped in half and her aorta completely torn through due to non-accidental stretching. The State Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide and described the official cause of death as fracture of the spine with aortic laceration. Petitioner confessed to causing the... More...   $0 (11-27-2015 - OK)

Memphis Bonding Company, Inc. v. Criminal Court of Tennessee 30th District, et al.

Memphis Bonding Company, Inc. (“MBC”) is a bail bond company doing
business in Shelby County, Tennessee. On February 23, 2015, MBC filed a sworn petition for injunctive relief and declaratory judgment in the chancery court of Shelby County, naming as defendants the Criminal Court of Tennessee for the Thirtieth Judicial District and each of its ten judges, who were named in their capacity as ... More...
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HODGES v. WIEGAND et al

The extraordinary remedy of a writ of mandamus is available to compel an “officer or
employee of the United States or any agency thereof to perform a duty owed to plaintiff.” 28
U.S.C. § 1361. A petitioner bears a heavy burden of showing that his right to a writ of
mandamus is “clear and indisputable.” In re Cheney, 406 F.3d 723, 729 (D.C. Cir. 2005) (en
banc) (citation omit... More...
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Cole v. Trammell

On September 16, 2015, Petitioner, Benjamin Robert Cole, by and through counsel, Susan M. Otto and Thomas D. Hird, filed pleadings in this Court seeking extraordinary relief.1 Petitioner requests that this Court issue a writ requiring Respondent, Anita Trammell, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, to notify the District Attorney of Pittsburg County that there is good reason to believe that Petiti... More...   $0 (11-22-2015 - OK)

People Of Illinois v. Castleberry

The defendant, Steven Castleberry, was convicted in the circuit court of Cook County of two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12-14(a)(8) (West 2008)), based on separate acts of oral and vaginal contact with the victim. At sentencing, the State argued that defendant was subject to a mandatory 15-year sentencing enhancement on each of the two counts because the crimes had bee... More...   $0 (11-19-2015 - IL)

Grapevine Diamond, L.P. and Jonathan Aflatouni v. City Bank

In this post-foreclosure deficiency suit, a second lienholder and guarantor challenge a foreclosure sale by the first lien holder. The main areas of controversy include whether (1) the first lien holder conclusively established its right to enforce the underlying notes and guaranties despite an alleged name discrepancy between the loan documents and pleadings, (2) alleged irregularities in the for... More...   $0 (11-10-2015 - TX)

SENECA NATION OF INDIANS v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES et al

Under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, tribal organizations may contract with the Department of Health and Human Services to administer programs, functions, services, or activities previously administered by that agency for the benefit of Indians. See 25 U.S.C. § 450f. Once a tribe contracts to administer a program, the amount of funding due under the contract may be r... More...   $0 (11-14-2015 - DC)

Gill v. State Of Arkansas

In 2010, petitioner Duane Jefferson Gonder entered a negotiated plea of guilty to charges
in two criminal cases in Drew County Circuit Court. On July 23, 2015, Gonder filed an
amended petition for writ of error coram nobis in the same court in which he sought to amend
a previously filed petition for the writ that challenged the convictions in one of the two cases.1
He also reque... More...
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State of Delaware v. Sims

On November 23, 2011, Defendant Ronell Sims was arrested on charges of
Attempted Carjacking, Attempted Theft, Criminal Impersonation, Resisting Arrest, Criminal Mischief, and two counts of Offensive Touching.1 Defendant was released on bail and arrested again on February 19, 2012 on charges of Robbery
First Degree, three counts of Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the
Commissio... More...
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Hunter Health Clinic v. Wichita State University

This appeal addresses the following question: Does a person who seeks to prevent a public agency from disclosing claimed private records have statutory standing to bring a cause of action under the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA), K.S.A. 45-215 et seq.? The Wichita Eagle and Beacon Publishing Company, Inc., (Eagle) presented a request for records to Wichita State University (WSU) under KORA. Upon... More...   $0 (11-09-2015 - KS)

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