# C o u rt o f

A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

G eo rg ia

ATLANTA,_

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Th e Co u rt

o f Ap p ea l s h er eb y p a s s es t h e f

o ll owi n g o r der :

A2 0 A2 0 3 1

. W A SEEM DAKER v. TI MOTHY W ARD, C OMMI SSI ONER,
GEORGI A DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTI ONS.

W as eem Dak er h as fi l ed an o ri g in al m an dam u s act i o n i n t h is Co u rt

, as k i n g t h i s

Co u rt t o co m

p el t h e Co m m i s s i o n er o f t h e Geo rg i a Dep art m en t o f Co rrect i o n s to

p ro v id e h i m

co p i es o f h is i n m at e acco u n t s t at em en t an d acces s t o p h o to co p y i n g fo r

fi li n g a ci v i l act i o n ag ai n s t t h e D ep art m en t o f Co rrect i o ns i n t h e s u p eri o r co u rt

. 1 Th i s

cas e i s n o t

, h o wev er, s u b

ject t o o ri g i n al m an d am

us rel i ef b y

o u r Co u rt

. Ap p el l at e co u rt s h av e m an d am u s au t h o ri ty i n ai d o f th ei r ju ri s di ct i o n , s ee Ga.

Co n s t

. o f 1 9 8 3

, Art

. VI, Sec. I, Par. IV, b u t th e n eed to res o rt t o t h e ap p el l at e co u rt s

fo r s u ch rel i ef i s “ ex t rem el y rare” b ecau se “ t h e s u p eri o r co u rt s of t h i s st at e h av e t h e

p o wer, i n p ro p er cas es , t o i s s u e p ro ces s i n t h e nat u re o f m an d am u s , p ro h i b i t i o n,

s p eci fi c p erfo rm an ce, q u o warran t o , an d i n ju n ct i o n .” Br o wn v. Jo h n so n , 25 1 Ga. 4 3 6,

4 3 6 (3 0 6 SE2 d 6 5 5 ) (1 9 8 3). M o reo v er, m an dam u s wi l l i s s u e “ on l y i f ( 1 ) n o o t h er

ad eq uat e l eg al rem ed y i s a v ai l ab l e t o effect u at e th e rel i ef s o u g h t ; an d (2 ) t h e

ap p li can t h as a cl ear l eg al ri g h t t o s u ch rel i ef.” Bi b b Co u n ty v. M o n ro e Co u n t

y , 2 9 4

Ga. 7 3 0 , 7 3 4 (2 ) (7 5 5 SE2 d 7 6 0 ) (2 0 1 4 ).

Th i s i s n o t o n e o f t h e ex t rem el y rare i n st an ces i n wh i ch t hi s Co u rt wi l l ex erci s e

o ri g i nal m an d am

u s ju r i s d i ct i o n

. See Ga

y v. Owen s , 2 9 2 Ga. 48 0

, 4 8 2 -4 83 (2 ) (7 3 8

1 Dak er at t em

p t ed t o f

i l e a ci v i l co m

p l ai n t ag ai n s t th e Dep art m en t o f
Co rrect i o n s reg ard i n g t h e t ak i ng o f s om e o f hi s p ers o n al b el o n g i n g s

. Th e t ri al co u rt d en ied t h e fi l i n g , i n part

, b ecau s e Dak er fai l ed t o p ro vi d e a c o p y o f h i s i n m at e

a c c o u n t s t at em en t

. Dak er fi l ed an ap p l icat i o n fo r d is cret i o n ary ap p eal fro m t h at o rd e r , wh i ch t h i s Co u rt d en ied . See Cas e No . A2 0 D0 4 1 1 (d en i ed J u ly 1 6 , 2 0 20 ) August 10, 2020SE2 d 6 14 ) (2 0 1 3 ). Un t i l Dak er h as p u rs u ed m an d a m u s rel i ef i n s u p eri o r co u rt an d

o b t ai n ed a ru l i n g th ereo n , t h ere i s n o b as i s fo r t hi s Co u rt t o ex erci s e j u ri sd i ct i o n

. See

Br o wn , 2 5 1 G a

. at 4 3 6 -4 3 7

. Acco rd i n g l y , t h i s p et i t i o n fo r a wri t of m an d am u s i s

h ereb y DISM ISSED.

C o u r t o f A p p e a l s o f t h e S t a t e o

f G e o r g ia

C le r k ’ s O f f i c e
, A t la n t a
,

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e is a t r u e e x t r a c t f r o m

t h e m i n u t e s o

f t h e C o u r t o

f A p p e a l s o f G e o r g i a

. W i tn e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d th e s e a l o

f s a i d c o u r t

h e r e t o a f f i x e d t h e d a y a n d y e a r l a s t a b o v e w r i t t e n

.

, C l e r k

. 08/10/2020