State ex rel. Clark v. Lile

Clark asserts in his sole proposition of law that the court of appeals erred by denying the writ of mandamus. Clark contends that Judge Lile was the appropriate respondent because the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction followed the judge’s purported December 1995 order, which differed from his July 1989 clarification. But Clark did not specify these facts in his complaint. Instead, Clark alleged that the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction was not following Judge Lile’s 1989 sentence and clarification order. Therefore, the court of appeals properly determined that Judge Lile…