Ex Parte Hudson

This is a petition for writ of mandamus filed by Deborah Hooks Hudson, seeking a review de novo1 pursuant to Rule 21(e)(1), A.R.App.P., which provides, in pertinent part, as follows:

"A decision of a court of appeals on an original petition for writ of mandamus . . . may be reviewed de novo in the Supreme Court, and an application for rehearing in the Court of Appeals is not a prerequisite for such review. If an original petition for extraordinary relief has been denied by the Court of Appeals, review may be had by filing a similar petition in the Supreme Court (and, in such a case, in the…