41. Mandamus is appointed King of Utopia, Utops becomes his Lord Chief Justice, and Paul becomes Charmis'Governor of Police.42. The " motion for leave to file a petition for " writ of mandamus " " was denied without comment. 43. Specifically, the Court was asked to issue a writ of mandamus to the judge compelling him to proceed with the case. 44. They obtained a mandamus writ from the Court of King's Bench, which compelled the Oxford company to open the junction. 45. Gower defended his Fellows; he refused on the ground that the mandamus should not have been made peremptory in the first instance. 46. If a lower court refuses to order particulars, the accused can approach the High Court for a " mandamus ". 47. Dorner appealed his termination by the LAPD Board of Rights by filing a writ of mandamus with the Los Angeles County Superior Court. 48. In May 2015, opponents of the ordinance asked the Texas Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus against the city of Houston. 49. This document was quickly countered, however, by a mandamus by the king, issued to Endicott and the other New England governors. 50. Relying on the above case, the High Court held that it could not grant a " mandamus " in such terms.