United States ex rel. County of Iron v. Severens

TAFT, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition for mandamus to direct the district judge of the United States for the Western district; of Michigan, sitting in,, and holding the circuit court for that district. to dismiss an action pending before Mm, wherein Louis Webber is plaintiff, and the board of supervisors of the county of Iron, in the state of Michigan, are defendants. Webber filed his declaration against the defendants, and, following a practice permitted fey the statute of the state of Michigan, instead of issuing process from the court, he filed a declaration in the office of the clerk,…