Allen v. Young

Torrence W. Allen petitions this court for mandamus relief, complaining that the clerk of the circuit court and the sheriff are not promptly attending to the matters necessary to effect service of his pending civil complaint. Allen’s petition to this court was filed less than three weeks after he sent a letter to the clerk of the circuit court attempting to resolve the matter, and although Allen asserts that the clerk has not timely responded, we conclude that his request for this court’s intervention through a writ of mandamus is grossly premature. In addition, Allen has failed to…