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Mandamus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A writ of mandamus or mandamus (which means "we command" in Latin), or sometimes mandate , is the name of one of the prerogative writs in the common law, and is "issued by a superior court t...
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Mandamus is not a writ of right, it is not consequently granted of course, but only at the discretion of the court to whom the application for it is made; and this discretion is not exercised in favor of the applicant, unless some just and useful purpose may be answered by the writ.
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Definition of writ of mandamus in the Legal Dictionary - by Free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. What is writ of mandamus? Meaning of writ of mandamus as a legal term. What does writ of mandamus mean in law? ... The writ of mandamus was first used by English courts in the early seventeenth century.
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This Web page contains a complete petition for writ of mandamus that was filed with the Second District Court of Appeal for Florida by me (Bob Allston). It is discretionary for the court to accept such a case, but they did so and RULED in my favor.
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COMES NOW, Relator Robin C. McDermott, pursuant to Rules 94 and 97 and petitions this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus to order the Honorable Max Bacon to enforce upon the Greene County Prosecutor, J. Ronald Carrier, Supreme Court Rule 23.01 (b) of the Rules of Court to compel said Prosecutor to file the information...
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PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ... The following request for a writ of mandamus seeks to compel the Director of ODI from construing certain rules promulgated by the ODI in a manner that conflicts with Ohio statutory law, as codified under Title 39 of the Ohio Revised Code.
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