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DOJ Justice Manual › Title 2: Appeals › 2-4.000 - Time To Appeal Or Petition For Review Or Certiorari: Criminal and Civil Cases › Justice Manual § 2-4.123

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While there are no statutory time limits on filing a petition for mandamus authorized by the Solicitor General, such petition should be filed within a 30-day period from the entry of the order from which relief is sought. The timeliness of mandamus is usually measured under the doctrine of laches.

[updated July 2018]

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