Jordan v. Circuit Court of Lee County

A writ of certiorari is extraordinary relief. Arkansas Dep’t of Human Servs. v. Collier, 351 Ark. 506, 516, 95 S.W.3d 772, 777 (2003). In determining its application we will not look beyond the face of the record to ascertain the actual merits of the controversy, or to control discretion, or to review a finding of facts, or to reverse a trial court’s discretionary authority. Id. The test for determining whether a writ of certiorari lies is two-pronged. First, a writ of certiorari is only available where there is no adequate remedy available to the petitioner but for the 'writ. Id. The second…