Mandamus is a civil action. The writ of mandamus shall specify the time within which the defendant shall make return thereto. Before such time expires the defendant may move to quash the writ and such motion shall be deemed a motion to dismiss the complaint under s. 802.06 (2).
Wis. Stat. § 783.01
Mandamus, return to first writ
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Schill v. Wisconsin Rapids School District (2010)
Most recently applied in 369 Wis. 2d 103 - Voces De La Frontera, Inc. v. Clarke (April 2016)
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