Frank v. Traynor

NEUMANN, Justice.

[¶ 1] Deborah Frank appealed from a judgment dismissing her petition for an alternative writ of mandamus to compel the Workers Compensation Bureau to hold a formal hearing on her claim for benefits. Because Frank had a plain, speedy and adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law through a direct appeal from the Bureau’s determination that her request for reconsideration was insufficient, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the writ of mandamus. We affirm.

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[¶2] Frank filed a workers compensation claim on August 25, 1997, alleging she…