State ex rel. Chuvalas v. Tompkins

In her sole proposition of law, Chuvalas asserts that the court of appeals erred in denying the writ because extraordinary relief in mandamus is appropriate when a public employer like DHS fails to comply with a State Personnel Board of Review order.

For the following reasons, however, this assertion lacks merit, and the court of appeals correctly denied the writ.

First, DHS complied with the board’s order. The board never adopted the parties’ agreed entry and settlement agreement as a board order. Instead, the board merely noted that the agreement had been filed with it and relied on the fact…