State ex rel. Donaldson v. Alfred

Relator has requested, by entering an order on his docket, payment for legal representation in responding to certain document requests served upon the municipal court. The city refused to comply with the order. In the mandamus action before, us, we are asked to decide whether relator’s *329funding order is sufficiently akin to the court funding orders that this court has repeatedly and consistently enforced in mandamus. We hold that it is. Because we grant the writ, the appeal in case No. 91-2247 is moot, and we do not address the issue therein.

Mandamus lies when the relator demonstrates a clear…