Mandamus Law
 
Ethics Commission of the State of Oklahoma v. Robert V. Cullison

¶1 In September of 1990 the people of Oklahoma voted to adopt a new Article to the State Constitution by way of Initiative Petition No. 341 and State Question No. 627. Thus Article 29 came into existence as a framework for a fresh scheme of ethical standards to be administered by a constitutionally created Ethics Commission. The Ethics Commission of the State of Oklahoma petitions this Court to a... More...   $0 (12-31-1993 - OK)

Ricky Houston v. Allen Reich, Harold Dean McHam, the Excise Board of Choctaw County, Oklahoma and the City of Hugo, Oklahoma

The City of Hugo, Oklahoma appealed from a mandamus order issued by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma directing the City and the Excise Board of Choctaw County, Oklahoma to make tax levies in accordance with Titles 51 Section 151, et seq. (Governmental Tort Claims) and 62 Section 365.1, et seq. (public finance in satisfaction of money judgments) of the Oklahoma ... More...   $0 (05-07-1991 - OK)

G.S. v. Ewing

�1 The two issues presented are: 1) whether an Oklahoma court, having rendered the original divorce decree, has jurisdiction to modify custody if the non-custodial parent resides in Oklahoma, but Oklahoma is not the child's "home state" within the meaning of 10 O.S. 1981 � 1604 ;1 and 2) if the trial court was correct in hearing the cause, should it have refused to exercise juri... More...   $0 (01-16-1991 - OK)

Alfred Rogers v. The Excise Board of Greer County

¶1 The Greer County Excise Board (Board), appellant, contends that the trial court erred when it issued a writ of mandamus compelling the Board to set the 1982-83 Greer County Sheriff's appropriations at the sum requested by the Sheriff; the writ also invalidated the 1982-83 Greer County Budget. The issues presented are whether the Board had discretionary authority to adjust budgeted items which ... More...   $0 (12-26-1984 - OK)

Cyril Heavens v. King County Rural Library District

Fundamentally, this action, commenced under our Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act (RCW 7.24), challenges the constitutionality 1 of Laws of 1961, chapter 162, which authorizes local improvements districts for public libraries. 2

After trial, the court dismissed plaintiffs' complaint with prejudice but continued a temporary injunction in force against defendants, the King County Ru... More...
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Cassell v. State of Texas

Review was sought in this case to determine whether there had been a violation by Texas of petitioner's federal constitutional right to a fair and impartial grand jury.



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The federal question was raised by a motion to quash the indictment on the ground that petitioner, a Negro, suffered unconstitutional discrimination through the selection of white men only for ... More...
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Wilson v. City of Hollis

¶1 This is a mandamus action brought by the plaintiff L. A. Armstrong, bondholder, for himself and all others similarly situated. He sought by the remedy of mandamus to require the board of education to provide in its budget for the fiscal year 1940-41 for funds with which to pay the 1929 installments of the paving assessments levied against the property of the board of education, together with t... More...   $0 (10-19-1943 - OK)

Celeste Grynberg v. M-I L.L.C.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered in a bill of review proceeding. Appellants Celeste Grynberg and Jack J. Grynberg d/b/a Grynberg Petroleum appeal the denial of their petition for bill of review, which sought to overturn a no-answer default judgment rendered against them and in favor of appellee M-I L.L.C. By nine issues, which we reorganize as seven, the Grynbergs contend that (1)... More...   $0 (11-30--0001 - TX)

Burnell Gatreaux v. DKW Enterprises, LLC

¶ 1 The plaintiffs, Burnell Gatreaux, Timothy Range and Frank Selby, individually and on
behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a class action complaint against the defendants,
DKW Enterprises, LLC, KDW Enterprises LLC, KDW Western LLC, MRA Restaurants,
Darrell Winbush and Katina Winbush, alleging numerous violations of the Illinois Minimum
Wage Law (820 ILCS 105/1 et seq.... More...
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