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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 peremptory writ directs the recipient to immediately act, or desist, and "return" the writ, with certification of its compliance, within a certain time. When an agency of an official body is the target of the writ of prohibition, the writ is directed to the official body over which the court has direct jurisdiction, ordering the official body ...
A federal judge blocked Tennessee's law as likely violating the 14th Amendment. The Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals later reversed the judge's preliminary injunction.
In California law, when a case goes up on writ of mandate (California's version of mandamus), the appellant goes first in the case caption on appeal as the petitioner, and the superior court becomes the respondent. The actual opponent is listed below those names as the "real party in interest."
Gannon, however, did not ask the justices to dismiss a Tennessee case before the court because a "prompt resolution" of the issue will benefit the many similar challenges pending in the lower courts.
Mandamus; P. Peremptory writ of mandamus; Prerogative writ; ... Writ of prohibition This page was last edited on 10 October 2011, at 23:50 (UTC). ...
The Florida and Tennessee legislatures have passed sweeping immigration packages that will make it easier for state law enforcement and federal immigration officials to coordinate during recent ...