Driscoll v. District Court for the City & County of Denver

In this original proceeding, petitioners Larry E. Driscoll and Driscoll Lease Operations, Inc. (jointly referred to as Driscoll) petition this court for relief in the nature of prohibition to prevent the respondent district court from conducting further pretrial and trial proceedings in the case of Marmac Petroleum Co. v. Larry E. Driscoll and Driscoll Lease Operations, Inc., Case No. 91-CV-4887, District Court, City and County of Denver.

The underlying suit involves the purchase by the Marmac Petroleum Co. (Marmac) of several oil leases from Driscoll. Driscoll, the defendant in that case, was…