Keating v. State ex rel. Ausebel

RAWLS, Judge.

We are here concerned with a motion filed by appellee, State ex rel. Ausebel to strike the brief filed on behalf of amicus curiae, Shell’s City, Inc. In the interest of clarity, it is of importance to inquire into the nature of these proceedings.

Bernard Ausebel, a licensed liquor dealer in Miami Beach, Florida, as relator, instituted his petition for alternate writ of mandamus against respondent, Richard B. Keating, Director of the State Beverage Department. The gist of Ausebel’s petition is that Keating unlawfully reinstated a license for his competitor, one block away from his…