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A writ of mandamus (/ m æ n ˈ d eɪ m ə s /; lit. ' 'we command' ') is a judicial remedy in the English and American common law system consisting of a court order that commands a government official or entity to perform an act it is legally required to perform as part of its official duties, or to refrain from performing an act the law forbids it from doing.
The court disposed of 49 cases on its docket, but issued only 18 opinions. [45] Thirteen cases were decided without opinion; the rest were continued to the following term. [46] The court issued what appear to be the first writ of mandamus and first writ of habeas corpus in Texas. [fn 5]
[1]: 20 The court has tended to decline other kinds of cases arising from disputes between the states. [6] Examples of such cases include the 1892 case of United States v. Texas, [7] a case to determine whether a parcel of land belonged to the United States or to Texas, and Virginia v.
Thus, in Oregon state courts The writ of coram nobis, or "motion in the nature of coram nobis", is an elastic but extraordinary remedy to correct mistakes of fact that occurred at trial. The writ of coram nobis or motion in the nature of coram nobis allows courts to avoid manifest injustice or fraud on the court.
On November 8, 2018, consistent with the Supreme Court's order of November 2, 2018, the Ninth Circuit granted an indefinite stay on the trial pending its ruling on the government's request for a writ of mandamus, as well as requesting briefs from both the plaintiffs and the trial court on the writ and requiring the trial court to rule on the ...
A peremptory writ of mandamus (also peremptory writ of mandate or simply peremptory mandamus) is an absolute and unqualified writ (a formal written command) to the defendant to do the act in question. It is issued when the defendant defaults on, or fails to show sufficient cause in answer to, an alternative mandamus.
A writ of mandamus (/ m æ n ˈ d eɪ m ə s /; lit. ' 'we command' ') is a judicial remedy in the English and American common law system consisting of a court order that commands a government official or entity to perform an act it is legally required to perform as part of its official duties, or to refrain from performing an act the law forbids it from doing.
A writ of mandamus (Latin for "we command") is appropriate to compel surrender of documents in the possession of attorneys or other persons that have been illegally obtained under the abuse of a writ of attachment. [10] Mandamus can vacate an order to produce books and papers. [11] In an 1893 case, the United States Attorney for Alabama refused ...