Look at the re: on this email. Writ of Mandamus.
What is this? What is a Writ of Mandamus?
Here is a legal definition: court order that commands a government official, agency, or lower court to perform a mandatory duty required by law.
What is this typically used for?
- for a higher court to force a lower court to rule in accordance with the law.
- to force the governmental agency to give paperwork requested through open meetings requests
- Immigration status so time lines don't run out.
It is typically not used to addressed contrived eme
-- as a way to force a Mayor or a Clerk Administrator or treasurer to do something illegal. (Spend funds that are earmarked and budgeted for a different item for example)
-- to demand money is spent when there is no treasurer that can spend that money. (ARPA funds for example). This is particularly true when the treasurer has been forced out less than a month before this demand.
-- To adopt procedures that go against ordinances (rules of procedure).
