Legal Opinion · Dissent
Philip Morris Inc. v. Angeletti
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 16, 2000No. Misc. No. 2, Sept. Term, 1998Published
1DissentCathell, Judge
I would deny the petition for writ of mandamus and/or prohibition.
“[T]he writ of mandamus is an extraordinary remedy, to be reserved for extraordinary situations ... [and] only ‘exceptional circumstances amounting to a judicial “usurpation of power” ’ will justify issuance of the writ.” Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. v. Mayacamas Corp., 485 U.S. 271, 289, 108 S.Ct. 1133, 1143, 99 L.Ed.2d 296 (1988); see Goodwich v. Nolan, 343 Md. 130, 146, 680 A.2d 1040, 1048 (1996) (“[J]udicial review is properly sought through a writ of mandamus ‘where there [is] no statutory provision for hearing or review and…
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- In Re American Medical Systems, Inc. Pfizer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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