State Ex Rel. Bramlett v. LaPorte Superior Court

The relator is a prisoner in the Indiana State Prison, and acting as his own counsel, has filed in this court a verified petition for alternative writ of mandamus to compel the LaPorte Superior Court to issue a writ of habeas corpus.

This is an original action and the relief sought relates to proceedings in an inferior court. Rule 2-35 requires in such cases, “certified copies of all pleadings, orders and entries pertaining to the subject matter should be set out in the petition or made exhibits thereto.” We have repeatedly held that a failure to comply with this rule of the court makes the…