Certiorari, Prohibition, and Mandamus (Rule 65)

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1. Which function of the challenged actor is contemplated by Rule65 Section1 certiorari?
2. What is the principal direction sought in prohibition?
3. What kind of legally imposed duty may mandamus compel when the other requirements exist?
4. A losing party has a plain, speedy and adequate appeal but selects certiorari solely to obtain another appraisal of evi…
5. A licensing officer has discretion to evaluate an application but refuses to act at all despite a present duty to decid…
6. A party lets its adequate appeal expire through its own deliberate choice. It then files certiorari, repeats only ordin…
7. A respondent continues the principal case after a Rule65 petition is filed. The petitioner claims filing alone froze al…
8. Compare certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus under Rule65.
9. Explain why an available adequate appeal and an allegation of grave abuse must be separately examined.
10. A pending certiorari petitioner demands suspension of the main case solely because the petition was filed. Analyze, ass…
11. Under Rule65 Section5, who ordinarily defends the challenged proceedings along with being joined as private respondent?
12. Absent specific court direction, should public respondents file an answer or comment under Section5?