Hall v. Simes

On April 18, 2000, Androus Hall filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court contending that the Honorable L. T. Simes, Circuit Judge, had failed to act within a reasonable time on a pro se petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Criminal Procedure Rule 37 that was filed in his court on December 11, 1998. On April 20, 2000, Judge Simes was contacted by mail to ascertain the status of the Rule 37 petition. There was no response to the letter, and no response to the mandamus action was filed by the Attorney General. The compliance reports filed by Judge Simes with the…