Pate v. Sawaya

W. SHARP, Judge.

Pate petitions this court to issue a writ of mandamus to require the trial court to schedule his civil case for trial. Pate is a state prisoner representing himself in this proceeding, as well as in a civil suit. In that suit he sought compensation from other inmates for injuries he suffered in prison when they beat him. We agree the trial should now be set and issue the writ.

The civil suit was filed in April of 1998. It was set for trial in November of 1994. Pate moved the trial court to order the transport of two inmate witnesses for the trial. The trial court denied Pate’s…