State Ex Rel. Blackdeer Ex Rel. Blackdeer v. Township of Levis

Lena and Verna Blackdeer (the Blackdeers) seek a writ of mandamus to compel the circuit court to follow our November 6,1990 mandate. The issue is whether our November 6,1990 order, summarily reversing the circuit court's dismissal order as a sanction, may be reconsidered to reach the merits. Because we conclude that it may not, the circuit court must vacate its dismissal order. Therefore, we grant the petition for a writ of mandamus and order the circuit court to vacate its August 5,1992 dismissal order and to proceed with the underlying case, without revisiting the waived notice-of-claim…