Court Opinion

ID: 9597984
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 01:04:19.377613+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:27:48.228302
License: Public Domain

CARDINE, Chief Justice,
concurring.
I find it necessary to concur in the order of the court to avoid misunderstanding. This court has not and will not undertake to “flex its muscles.” This court will acknowledge and perform duties placed with the court by Article 5, §§ 2 and 3 of the Wyoming Constitution, which provide in part:
“The supreme court shall have general appellate jurisdiction, co-extensive with the state, in both civil and criminal causes, and shall have a general superintending control over all inferior courts * * *.” Art. 5, § 2, Wyoming Constitution.
“The supreme court shall also have power to issue writs of mandamus, review, prohibition, habeas corpus, certiorari, and other writs necessary and proper to the complete exercise of its appellate and revisory jurisdiction.” Art. 5, § 3, Wyoming Constitution.
In this case the supreme court concluded that the injustice of an improperly entered default should not continue. Therefore, pursuant to a petition for writ of prohibition and/or writ of mandamus and/or writ of certiorari the court issued a lawful order directing further proceedings in the case. The district court refused to accept or comply with that order. Although other action by the supreme court might be appropriate, the most reasonable disposition now seems that another judge should be assigned to proceed with this case.