State ex rel. Oklahoma Department v. Jackson

OP ALA, Justice.

¶ 1 The issue, dispositive of both original proceedings, is whether the district court may proceed to determine a surety’s liability on a reclamation bond in a declaratory judgment action brought by that surety while its administrative appeal from an order of forfeiture remains pending. We hold that (a) although the district court has authority to adjudicate matters arising from a performance bond forfeited by order of a state agency, the forfeiture issue lies exclusively within the agency’s cognizance, and (b) the district court should not proceed further in the actions for…