A mandamus is an order to a public agency or governmental body to perform an act required by law when it has neglected or refused to do so. A person may petition for a writ of mandamus when an official has refused to fulfill a legal obligation, such as ordering an agency to release public records.
Kansas Petition or Application for Writ of Mandamus or Mandate for Refusal of Administrative Agency to Act on Petition
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You are allowed to represent yourself in an writ proceeding in the appellate division. If you have any questions about the writ proceedings and about whether and how you should respond to a writ petition, however, you should consult an attorney. You must retain your own attorney if you want one.
There are three main types of writs: writs of mandate (sometimes called ?mandamus?), writs of prohibition, and writs of review (sometimes called ?certiorari?).
A writ of mandamus is a remedy that can be used to compel a lower court to perform an act that is ministerial in nature and that the court has a clear duty to do under law. When filing a petition for writ of mandamus, you must show that you have no other remedy available. A writ of mandamus is different from an appeal.
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. See e.g. Cheney v. United States Dist.
Generally, a Petition for Writ of Administrative Mandamus is a request that a Superior Court review and reverse the final decision or order of an administrative agency. It is brought under California Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) §1094.5. The terms mandamus and mandate are synonymous.
Mandamus is a proceeding to compel some inferior court, tribunal, board, or some corporation or person to perform a specified duty, which duty results from the office, trust, or official station of the party to whom the order is directed, or from operation of law.
There are several steps to filing a writ of mandamus, which include preparing a lawsuit, filing with the appropriate court, summoning and serving the defendants, and making copies of relevant paperwork among other things.
?A writ of mandate may be issued by any court to any inferior tribunal, corporation, board, or person, to compel the performance of an act which the law specially enjoins, as a duty resulting from an office, trust, or station, or to compel the admission of a party to the use and enjoyment of a right or office to which ...
