Writ Of Mandamus Example

You have a clear right to the relief request; the defendant (in this case USCIS) has a clear duty to perform the act you want ordered; and. you do not have any other adequate remedies available.

There should be a legal right in existence. The legal right should be enforceable by the court. Enforcement of such a right must impose a responsibility of per on a person, public authority, corporation or government. Such duty is of public nature.

(1) A party petitioning for a writ of mandamus or prohibition directed to a court must file a petition with the circuit clerk and serve it on all parties to the proceeding in the trial court. The party must also provide a copy to the trial-court judge.

A writ of mandamus is a court order compelling someone to execute a duty that they are legally obligated to complete. A writ of mandamus is also used to order a lower court or government agency to complete a duty to uphold the law or to correct an abuse of discretion.

Within 10 days after recommendations are placed on the record or served pursuant to Maryland Rule 9-208(e), a party may file exceptions to the Magistrate's recommendation with the Clerk. Exceptions shall be in writing and shall describe the asserted error with particular detail.

Circuit courts have jurisdiction in an action for mandamus. To begin an action for a writ of mandamus, a person needs to file a complaint conforming to the form for a pleading described in Md. Rules 2-303 through 2-305. The Circuit Court Clerk will collect a fee at the time of filing.

Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 authorized the Supreme Court to issue writs of prohibition to the district courts, when proceeding as courts of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, and writs of mandamus, in cases warranted by the principles and usages of law, to any courts appointed, or persons holding office,