Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Scannelly, 1100226 (Ala. 6-30-2011)

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 30, 2011No. 1100226PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHAW, Justice.

Beverly Scannelly petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Jefferson Circuit Court, Bessemer Division (“the Bessemer Division”), to vacate all orders entered after Scannelly filed a notice of dismissal pursuant to Rule 41(a), Ala. R. Civ. P., and for a writ of prohibition restraining that court from future attempts to exercise jurisdiction over Scannelly’s case. For the reasons stated below, we deny the petition.

Facts and Procedural History

In June 2009, Scannelly initiated a civil suit against her brother, Gary Toxey, in the Birmingham Division of the Jefferson…

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