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alternative mandamus

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A quick definition of alternative mandamus:

Alternative Mandamus: A type of legal order issued by a higher court to force a lower court or government official to perform their duties correctly. It can either command the defendant to perform the requested action or appear in court to explain why they have not done so. If the defendant fails to comply with the alternative mandamus, a peremptory mandamus may be issued, which is an absolute command to perform the action in question.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Alternative mandamus is a type of writ that is issued by a superior court to compel a lower court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly. It is also known as a writ of mandamus or mandate.

Example: Let's say that a citizen has applied for a permit to build a house, but the government officer responsible for issuing the permit has not responded to the application. The citizen can file a petition for an alternative mandamus, which would require the officer to either issue the permit or appear in court to explain why it has not been issued.

Explanation: In this example, the citizen is using an alternative mandamus to compel the government officer to perform a mandatory duty (issuing the permit) correctly. If the officer fails to comply with the writ, they may be held in contempt of court.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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