State ex rel. Morris v. Cobb

ROBERTSON, Judge.

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus.

Petitioner, the State Department of Human Resources (DHR), seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the trial court to withdraw its order for a blood test and to overrule a motion to reconsider.

DHR filed a contempt petition in September 1988, on behalf of Kathy Morris, alleging an arrearage due under a 1984 judgment of paternity and support against Danny J. Cobb. Subsequently, Cobb filed a motion to reconsider the 1984 judgment on the ground that he did not have an attorney at the time of the original order, and, therefore, was not fully…