Zeigler v. Carter (Ex Parte Carter)

Judge James H. Anderson, Montgomery, as respondent.

MENDHEIM, Justice.

CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc. ("CGI"), and Clinton Carter, in his capacity as Director of the Alabama Department of Finance, separately petition this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Montgomery Circuit Court to dismiss, for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, an action filed by Jim Zeigler1 challenging a contract between CGI and the State of Alabama on the basis that the contract violated Alabama's competitive-bid law. We grant the petitions and issue the writs.

I. Facts

On September 30, 1982, the State of…