State Ex Rel. Burns v. Gillis

PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.

Relator William Burns filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in this court, seeking to compel Respondent, the Honorable Gregory B. Gillis, to set a trial date for his damages suit. In his petition, Mr. Burns claims that Judge Gillis has personal jurisdiction over the defendant in the damages suit because the defendant was properly served with process, and the failure to comply with a local rule regarding the timing of the filing of the return of service does not prohibit Judge Gillis from setting a trial date. In response, Judge Gillis argues that the lack of…