Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Staples v. Department of Health & Social Services
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided March 20, 1986No. 84-938, 84-941PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGartzke, P.J.
William Staples is an inmate in the Waupun Correctional Institute. He purports to appeal from orders entered March 15, 1984, and March 21,1984, which he claims deny two petitions for certio-rari. We consolidate the two appeals on our own motion. He appears pro se. Because no action was commenced in the trial court, the orders are not appealable. Treating the appeals as petitions for mandamus, we conclude that Staples has shown no grounds for relief and we deny his petitions.
Staples petitioned the trial court for certiorari to review two prison disciplinary proceedings against him. Each…
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