Legal Opinion
Ex Parte City of Birmingham
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 16, 1993No. 1920213PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The defendants (the City of Birmingham and others) filed a notice of appeal from the trial court's order denying the defendants' motion to dismiss and compelling discovery. This Court has elected to treat that purported appeal as a petition for a writ of mandamus. We now grant the petition and issue a writ directing the trial court to dismiss the complaint.
On April 21, 1992, Mary P. Chambers and Samuel Bowdon, filed a complaint against the City of Birmingham; its mayor, Richard Arrington; the members of the Birmingham City Council (individually and as members of the council); Donald V.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Ex Parte Alfab, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Ex Parte EdgarSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Fontenot v. BramlettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Winn-Dixie Montgomery, Inc. v. HendersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Morgan County Commission v. PowellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Taylor Ex Rel. Estate of Mason v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- Sheth v. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Franklin v. City of HuntsvilleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
- Patton v. BlackSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
- Ex Parte Lumbermen's Underwriting AllianceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
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