R.H. Donnelley Publishing & Advertising, Inc. v. Law Office of Patricia K. Herman, P.A.

In its petition for writ of mandamus, R.H. Donnelley Publishing & Advertising, Inc. asks this Court to excuse its failure to file a timely notice of appeal directed to the circuit court’s “Final Judgment,” which concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate the parties’ contractual dispute. Instead, Donnelley seeks appellate review, utilizing the instant mandamus petition. 1 “[Mjandamus is available ‘[i]f a lower court, without sufficient reason, neglects or refuses to act on a matter within its jurisdiction ... unless the aggrieved party has an adequate remedy by…