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Mandamus
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Southern California Appellate News
Be still Meinhardt!
In today's opinion in Meinhardt v. City of Sunnyvale the Cal Supremes finally resolve an appellate annoyance by creating a clear rule:we adopt a “bright line[]” rule [cite] that the…
eDiscovery Today Blog
Mandamus Relief Granted for Presuit Deposition and Production Order: eDiscovery Case Law
By Doug Austin
In the case In re Acclarent, Inc., the Court of Appeals of Texas granted a petition for mandamus relief from a trial court's order compelling a company to submit to…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB responds to plaintiffs’ mandamus petition in Fifth Circuit seeking to block second transfer to D.D.C. of lawsuit challenging credit card late fee rule
If this blog post gives our readers a feeling of déjà vu, there’s a good reason—the latest developments in the lawsuit challenging the CFPB’s final credit card late fee rule…
Legal Profession Blog
Seal Of Disapproval
The Connecticut Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a writ of mandamusThe plaintiff, Attorney Jon L. Schoenhorn, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing his action for a…
Southern California Appellate News
9th Cir. Writ Opinion
Getting writ relief in the 9th Circuit is extremely rare -- "Mandamus is an “extraordinary remedy” appropriate only in “exceptional circumstances amounting to a judicial usurpation of power” or a…
Legal Profession Blog
In Due Course
The Virgin Islands Supreme Court has denied an attorney's petition for a writ of mandamusIn his petition, Burns requests that this Court issue a writ compelling the Office of Disciplinary…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
DC Circuit Dismisses Equal Rights Amendment Case Seeking to Enforce Amendment
By Tracy Thomas
ABA J, Backers of Equal Rights Amendment Lose Mandamus Bid in DC CircuitThe states of Illinois and Nevada lost their bid to make the Equal Rights Amendment part of the…
CommLawBlog
FHH Files Mandamus in Depp v. Heard Case
By Brianna Perrone, Thomas Urban
On August 8, 2022, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth filed a petition with the Court of Appeals of Virginia for a writ of mandamus directed to the Circuit Court of Fairfax…
SHG Immigration Law Blog
Suing USCIS: How to use Federal Litigation to Resolve Long Delayed Naturalization Applications -Responding to delays in naturalization adjudications: §1447(b) and mandamus actions
By Adam Solow
Naturalization is one of the most rewarding elements of our jobs as attorneys at Solow, Hartnett and Galvan. Naturalization is the culmination of many years of hard work and dedication by our clients…
Legal Profession Blog
Beyond The Power
The Virgin Islands Supreme Court rejected an attorney's petition for writ of mandamusIn his petition, Burns requests that this Court issue a writ mandating the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”)…