Plantations Legal Defense Services, Inc. v. O'BRIEN

This matter came before the court on our order directing the plaintiff, Plantations Legal Defense Services, Inc., to appear and show cause why its appeal in the above-entitled case should not be dismissed in light of our ruling in Plantations Industrial Supply v. O’Brien, 119 R.I. 426, 379 A.2d 365 (1977).

In a complaint filed in the Superior Court, plaintiff sought a writ of mandamus to compel defendant, William W. O’Brien, in his capacity as deputy clerk of the District Court’s Eighth Division, to issue, pursuant to G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) §9-28-3, a citation for supplementary…