State Ex Rel. Lake County Council v. Lake County Court

This is an original action filed by the Lake County Council against the respondent judges of two of the Lake County Courts. On January 24, 1977, following a hearing in this Court at which both judges appeared, we granted a permanent writ of mandate and prohibition with opinion to follow, requiring respondents to expunge certain orders and to grant changes of venue sought.

The verified petition shows that on January 3, 1977, respondents issued mandate orders which decreed that the 1977 estimated budgets submitted by the courts in the sum mer of 1976 and rejected by the Lake County Council be…