California Court of Appeal
Villery v. Dept. of Corr. & Rehab., 071088
In an appeal from an order sustaining a demurrer to prisoner's petition for writ of mandate seeking an order directing personnel at the California Correctional Institution (CCI) to process and inmate grievances in accordance with applicable regulation, the trial court's dismissal of the petition, on grounds that habeas corpus relief was a more appropriate remedy, is reversed where habeas corpus relief was not available to remedy petitioner's claim in the ordinary course of law, per Code Civ. Proc. section 1086.
Appellate Information
- Published 2016/04/08
Judges
- FRANSON
Court
- California Court of Appeal