Superior Court v. District Court of Appeal

The Superior Court of Los Angeles County (hereinafter referred to as “petitioner”) has petitioned for (1) a writ of mandate directing the District Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division One (hereinafter referred to as “respondent”), to vacate a writ of supersedeas issued by it with respect to a certain adoption matter heretofore filed in petitioner and now pending on appeal in respondent and (2) a writ of prohibition restraining and enjoining respondent from taking further proceedings in the matter until it has heard and disposed of the appeal.

Facts: June 30, 1966, a petition…