Mandamus Law
 
In Re: Sheriff Richard Wiles





Reyes-Landeros is charged with a misdemeanor offense in cause number 20170C09802
and the case is pending in the County Criminal Court No. 4. According to the mandamus petition, the Department of Homeland Security placed an ICE detainer on R... More...
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SHAWNDELL MAYS v. STATE OF KANSAS












In affirming Mays' convictions, the Kansas Supreme Court summarized the under... More...
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Tanimura & Antle Fresh Foods, Inc. v. Salinas Union High School District




In this appeal we consider whether a school district acted reasonably in imposing
school impact fees on a new residential development project intended to house adult
seasonal farmworkers employed by the company. The trial court found that there was no
reasonable relationshi... More...
   $0 (04-27-2019 - CA)

Carolina Poncio v. Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery

The Division of Recycling within the Department of Resources Recycling and
Recovery (CalRecycle) granted Carolina Poncio a probationary certificate to run a
recycling center. CalRecycle revoked her probationary certificate after Poncio’s husband
Victor attempted to bribe a CalRecycle employee assigned to audit Poncio’s recycling
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center. After a CalRecycle hearing officer uph... More...
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Connie Jean Smith v. SEECO, Inc.





In this appeal four groups of prospective intervenors—the Arnett I, Arnett II, Charter Land Co. LLC, and Wyborny appellants—challenge the district court’s1denials of their motions to intervene in a class action lawsuit by named plaintiffConnie Jean Smith against SEECO, Inc., et ... More...
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Lucinda Cox v. Hollis Griffin


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The lesson in this case is there are important distinctions between the torts of false
imprisonment and malicious pro... More...
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Lucinda Cox v. Hollis Griffin

The lesson in this case is there are important distinctions between the torts of false
imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Lucinda Cox alleged that Hollis Griffin
intentionally filed a false police report accusing Cox of forgery and embezzlement,
leading to Cox's arrest and seven-day incarceration. Cox's attorney asked the court to
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instruct the jury on false arrest (fals... More...
   $0 (04-18-2019 - CA)

Deanna J. Robinson v. Hunt County

Deanna J. Robinson sued Defendants Hunt County, Sheriff Randy Meeks, and several employees of the Hunt County Sheriff�s Office (HCSO), alleging unconstitutional censorship on the HCSO Facebook page. The district court denied a preliminary injunction and later dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim. Robinson appeals both decisions. We affirm the dismissal of Robinson�s claims agai... More...   $0 (04-16-2019 - )

KENNETH E. FROST v. JOE NORWOOD, et al.


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In 1990, the district court sentenced Frost to an indeterminate prison term of 3 to 10 years in Jefferson County case 90C... More...
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Kenneth K. York v. City of Los Angeles

Kenneth and Annette York (plaintiffs) own a 40-acre parcel
of land in the Hollywood Hills. In 2011, they sought approval
from the City of Los Angeles (City) to build a large house, guest
house, and recreational area on the property. To do so, they also
sought approval of nearly 80,000 cubic yards of grading—more
than 24 times the amount of grading permitted by right. The
Ci... More...
   $0 (04-06-2019 - CA)

Jennifer A. Britt vs. Jeremy M. Otto and AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.




On September 9, 2017, Britt was injured in an accident involving her vehicle and a
vehicle driven by Otto. Otto was insured by an automobile policy issued by American
Family ("Otto's policy"). Ott... More...
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National Asian American Coalition v. Gavin Newsom, as Governor




This appeal arises out of the subprime mortgage crisis, a nationwide banking
emergency that began in 2007 with the collapse of a housing financing bubble created in
large part by an increase in housing speculation and subprime lending practices. This
crisis led to a deep recession in the Unite... More...
   $0 (04-03-2019 - CA)

STATE OF NEBRASKA V. MIKE H. VALDEZ




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On January 25, 2017, the WING Drug Task Force in Scotts B... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. KENDALL WAYNE GOLSTON














On December 26, 2016, Kendall Wayne Golston entered J.S.J.'s apartm... More...
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California Department of Finance v. City of Merced, Lisa Cardella-Presto, as Auditor-Controller, etc., Real Party in Interest

This is an unusual “Great Dissolution” case (see City of Brentwood v. Campbell
(2015) 237 Cal.App.4th 488, 491) that turns on basic civil procedure questions.1
The
City of Merced (City) participated in the normal due diligence review (DDR) process to
review what, if any, monies had to be disgorged when its former RDA was statutorily
dissolved. The City did not initiate a judic... More...
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Bruce A. Vance et al. v. State of Ohio




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On June 26, 2015, appellants, Bruce A. Vance, G. Fredrick Pierce-Ruhland, and the Joseph K. Blystone T... More...
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Bruce Boyer v. Ventura County

To be elected county sheriff, a person must meet certain
law-enforcement experience and education requirements set forth
in Government Code, section 24004.3. Bruce Boyer has no law
enforcement experience. He filed a petition for writ of mandate
to compel respondents, Ventura County, Ventura County Board
of Supervisors, and Ventura County Clerk Mark Lunn to put him
on the Ju... More...
   $0 (03-19-2019 - CA)

DIANE E. and THOMAS G. SCANLON v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, et al.




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The Scanlons owned and lived in a residence in an unincorporated part of southern Johnson County. On October 24, 2016, LC Town, LLC (LC), on behalf of... More...
   $0 (03-14-2019 - KS)

Cody Lon Smith v. The State of Texas





Cody Lon Smith was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault. Based on this conviction,
Smith’s guilt wa... More...
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Neil Feinberg; Andrea E. Feinberg; Kellie McDonald v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue




Neil Feinberg, Andrea Feinberg, and Kellie McDonald (collectively, the
company allegedly engaged in selling medical marijuana. After the Taxpayers claimed
THC’s income and losses on their tax returns, the IRS conducted an audit and disallowed
certain deductions unde... More...
   $0 (02-27-2019 - CO)

City of Philadelphia v. Attorney General of the United State of America





The City of Philadelphia has received funds under the federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (“Byrne JAG”) every year since the program’s inception
in 2006. Last year, however, the Justice Department notified
the City that it was withholding its FY... More...
   $0 (02-15-2019 - PA)

Anthony S. Pitch v. United States of America




In 1946, a crowd of people in Walton County, Georgia gathered as two
African American couples were dragged from a car and shot multiple times.1
Many consider this event, known as the Moore’s Ford Lync... More...
   $0 (02-12-2019 - GA)

In Re: Kendrick Rydell Robinson





n January 22, 2019, Kendrick Rydell Robinson filed a petition for writ of mandamus to challenge the denial of his pretrial application for writ of habeas corpus under Article 17.151 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.1 Relator subs... More...
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The Depot, Inc. v. Caring for Montanians, Inc. d/k/a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Monatna





Plaintiffs are three small employers in Montana who are
members of the Montana Chamber of Commerce.
Defendants are health insurance companies that marketed
fully insured health insurance plans to the Chamber’s
members branded “Chamber Choices.” From 2006 until... More...
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DFS Group, LP v. County of San Mateo

DFS Group, L.P. (DFS), which engages in the business of duty-free sales at
airports around the country, holds an exclusive lease and concession to sell merchandise
duty-free at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), in retail space located within
SFO’s international terminal.
1 This dispute concerns the San Mateo County Assessor’s
(Assessor) reassessment of the value, for p... More...
   $0 (02-01-2019 - CA)

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