Court Opinion

ID: 9533916
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 04:35:29.313667+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:29:13.143940
License: Public Domain

SCHWELB, Associate Judge,
concurring:
Counsel for Judge Bayly has made a thoughtful presentation on behalf of the judge’s interpretation of the statute. His contentions are not implausible, and it is not obvious to me that the petitioners’ right to a jury trial is so “clear and indisputable” that mandamus would be an appropriate remedy. In my view, this case approaches the outer limits of our authority to issue writs of mandamus.
Nevertheless, given the legislature’s use of “six months” and “180 days” in the same statute, I agree, albeit not without some hesitation, that the requisite clarity and in-disputability have been shown. I note that although Judge Bayly’s counsel correctly described mandamus as an “extraordinary” remedy, he did not include in his submission the argument that petitioners’ right to jury trial must be “clear and indisputable,” contenting himself with the contention that Judge Bayly’s rulings were correct.