In New York civil practice, any writ is titled a proceeding against (a) body or officer.
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This may also be distinguished from a Continuing Mandamus, which asks for an officer or other authority to perform its tasks expeditiously for an unstipulated period of time for preventing miscarriage of justice.
writ | Writ of election | Writ of assistance | WRIT-FM | Mandamus | Continuing Mandamus |