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Article: Which writ is which? A trial attorney's guide to Florida's extraordinary writs.
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- Florida Bar Journal
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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In the course of trial practice, an attorney may receive an interlocutory ruling for which there is no right of immediate appellate review, but without such review, the client's case is severely prejudiced or even destroyed. If, upon reviewing Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.130, the attorney determines the ruling or action may not be appealed immediately, he or she must then consider whether a petition for an extraordinary writ may provide the necessary relief. This article offers trial practitioners a synopsis of the extraordinary writs most courts use to review interlocutory orders and actions.
Writ of Certiorari
A petition for writ of ...