Collins v. Policano

¶ 1. Denis Collins appeals an order which dismissed his petitions seeking relief related to his having been denied tenure at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Collins sought a writ of mandamus to compel the University to provide him with a formal notice of his right to seek judicial review of the tenure denial. He also sought judicial review of the denial itself under ch. 227, Stats., or by way of a writ of certiorari. The circuit court determined that the University had no legal duty to notify Collins of his right to seek judicial review, and that Collins's petitions for statutory and…