Fill and Sign the Mandamus Sample Form

IN THE __________________________ COURT OF _________________________ (County), ____________________________________ (State) _______________________________________ PETITIONER (Name of Petitioner) V. CAUSE NO. _______,________ _______________________________________ RESPONDENTS _______________________________________ _______________________________________ (Names of Respondents) PETITION COMES NOW ______________________________________ (Name of Petitioner) , Petitioner in the above-styled and numbered cause, by and through his attorney, and files this his Petition against Respondents ______________________________________________________ (Names of Respondents) , and in support thereof would show unto the Court the following matters and facts: 1. Petitioner is an adult resident citizen of _______________________________________ __________________________________ (city, county, state) . 2 . Respondent A is an adult resident citizen of ________________________________ _________________________ (city, county, state) . Respondent B is an adult resident citizen of ___________________________________________________________ (city, county, state) . Respondent C is an adult resident citizen of ______________________________________ ____________________ (city, county, state . 3. On _______________________________ (date) , Respondents A, B, and C were, and now are, the duly commissioned, qualified, and acting members of and constituting the _________________________________________________________ (name of administrative agency), hereinafter called the Board . On ________________________________ (date) , at ______________ ( time) , the Board was then and there in session at its regular (e.g., monthly) _________________ meeting. On that date there was presented to the Board a petition (the Petition ) signed by _______________________________________ (Name of Petitioner) , setting forth, stating, and requesting that (summarize Petition) __________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________. 4. The Board was satisfied on all points and requirements as set forth in ( cite applicable statute ) _______________________________________, but the Board wrongfully and without right refused to receive and act on the Petition and to grant Petitioner's request, on the sole ground that (state ground for refusal) ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________. 5. In fact, ( rebut reason given for refusal to act on Petition ) ________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ . It was in fact the duty of Respondents, as the Board , to receive and act on the Petition , and to grant the Petition , the performance of which the law specially enjoined on them as a duty, by virtue of their office, trust, and station. WHEREFORE, Petitioner requests the Court to grant and issue a peremptory Writ of Mandamus to Respondents compelling and commanding them as members of the Board to receive and act on the described Petition , and to grant its request, and make the proper order, declaring and providing (state specifics of writ) _______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ and to enter the Order at length on the journal of the proceedings of the Board, and cause the same to be published ( summarize publication requirements) ____________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ; and for all other and proper relief. Respectfully submitted, _______________________________________ (Name of Petitioner) By: ____________________________________ ________________________________________ (Name & Signature of Petitioner’s Attorney) State Bar No. __________________ Petitioner’s Attorney OF COUNSEL: ___________________________ (Name of Petitioner’s Attorney) Post Office Box __________________ ________________________________ City, State, Zip Code Telephone: _____________________