In Re Ingram

This is a mandamus proceeding. The petitioners are five Constables from Shelby County. They seek to compel the Honorable Kenneth F. Ingram, Presiding Judge of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, to rescind a "directive" issued by him to the clerk of the Circuit Court of Shelby County. The directive requires that all civil process be delivered to the sheriff for service. The directive follows:

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA

DIRECTIVE TO THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT REGARDINGCERTAIN PROVISIONS OF RULE 4.1 (b)(1), ALABAMA RULESOF CIVIL PROCEDURE

Under Rule 4.1 (b)(1), Alabama Rules…