Supreme Court of Delaware

Matter of Webb

September 1, 2016

Summary

The Court dismissed Webb’s petition for a writ of mandamus because he was represented by appointed counsel and therefore lacked authority to file the petition pro se. The Court also held that Webb failed to show the absence of an adequate remedy or an arbitrary refusal by the Superior Court to perform a clear duty, particularly because no recusal request had been made and the challenged judge was not handling the appeals. The petition therefore did not invoke the Court’s original mandamus jurisdiction.