Supreme Court Rules

First Adopted: June 05, 1980

Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2004

Rule 97 | Rules of Civil Procedure | Rules Relating to Special Actions | Prohibition

97.03 | Petition in Prohibition – Contents – Exhibita

Application for a writ of prohibition shall be made by filing a petition in prohibition in the appropriate court.

The petition in prohibition shall contain a statement of the facts, the relief sought, and a statement of the reasons why the writ should issue.

The petition in prohibition shall be accompanied by suggestions in support thereof.

A copy of any order, opinion, record or part thereof, document, or other item that may be essential to an understanding of the matters set forth in the petition in prohibition shall be attached as exhibits if not set forth therein. The pages of the exhibits shall be numbered consecutively.

An index of all exhibits also shall be attached. Exhibits shall be identified in the index by number or letter and page and, in addition, shall be described so that the court can distinguish the exhibits.

Committee Note – 1981

The source is prior Rule 97.02.



(Adopted June 5, 1980, effective January 1, 1981. Amended April 25, 2003, effective January 1, 2004.)
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