Hadley v. Ryan

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that mandamus is a remedy to compel “a public official or public body to perform a ministerial duty”
• holding mandamus could not be used to compel the Attorney General to prosecute a claim; where, by statute, the decision to prosecute was within the officer’s discretion
• stating one factor that should be considered when determining whether to allow an amendment is “whether the amendment would cure a defect in the pleadings”
• mandamus could not be used to compel the Attorney General to prosecute a claim; by statute, the decision to prosecute was within his discretion
• mandamus may not be used to direct an official to reach a particular decision or exercise his or her discretion in a particular manner
• mandamus may not be used to direct the official to reach a particular decision or exercise his discretion in a particular manner

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).