Ex Parte Tellabs Operations, 1100393 (Ala. 8-12-2011)

Tellabs Operations, Inc. (“Tellabs”), petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Montgomery Circuit Court to vacate its order transferring the underlying appeal of an administrative agency’s decision in a taxpayer’s refund action to the Jefferson Circuit Court. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

I. Facts and Procedural History

Tellabs is a global provider of communications equipment and services that has conducted business in Alabama by making sales to customers in Alabama, including customers located in Bessemer. It is undisputed that Tellabs is a foreign corporation with…