A mandamus is an order to a public agency or governmental body to perform an act required by law when it has neglected or refused to do so. A person may petition for a writ of mandamus when an official has refused to fulfill a legal obligation, such as ordering an agency to release public records.
Nebraska Petition or Application for Writ of Mandamus or Mandate for Refusal of Administrative Agency to Act on Petition
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The Nebraska Administrative Procedures Act is the law governing procedures for state administrative agencies to propose and issue regulations and provides for judicial review of agency adjudications and other final decisions in Nebraska. It can be found in Chapter 84, Article 9(a) of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska.
Forms and Filing file a Notice of Appeal (CC ) with the clerk of the county court; pay the clerk of the county court the docket fee for filing cases in the district court; file a Request for Transcript(CC ) and. file a Request for Bill of Exceptions(CC ) Neb.
What is an example of a writ? A writ of mandamus can be filed against a court or a government official. For example, if a government official does not release information that should be made public, a writ of mandamus can be filed, asking the court to compel the official to release the information.
To obtain a reversal, vacation, or modification of judgments and decrees rendered or final orders made by the district court, a notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after the entry of such judgment, decree, or final order. State v.
A traditional writ of mandate is available to challenge an agency's failure to follow its legal obligation or ministerial duty. Unlike administrative mandate, traditional mandate cannot be used to review decisions that result from an adjudicatory process or an administrative hearing.
Any person failing to appear or otherwise comply with the command of a citation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
A petition in error is the proper proceeding to obtain review of an action of a city council, which is a tribunal inferior to the district court.
Vehicles approaching or entering intersection at same time; right-of-way; entering a highway or roadway. (1) When two vehicles approach or enter an intersection from different roadways at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.
