Legal Opinion
Pizzato v. Alabama Educational Television Commission
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 27, 2013No. 1111494PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Justice.
The Alabama Educational Television Commission (“the Commission”) and Ferris W. Stephens, Rodney D. Herring, Les Barnett, J. Holland, Dannetta K. Thornton Owens, Bebe Williams, and Gregory 0. Griffin, Sr. (hereinafter collectively referred to as “the Commissioners”), have petitioned this Court for the writ of mandamus directing the Jefferson Circuit Court to dismiss claims brought against them by Allan Pizzato and Pauline How-land and to strike Pizzato and Howland’s second amended complaint.1 We grant the petition and issue the writ.
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