Writ of Mandamus Upheld

UPDATE, 10:20pm:
Here is the link to the writ as signed by Judge Culpepper today.
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The court action for Mayor Sun started today with a hearing on the Writ of Mandamus, where the council is trying to force him to follow the law. Specifically, Sun is ordered to hire qualified people for essential city functions immediately. Although the mayor and his attorney attempted to delay the hearing again today, the judge refused and confirmed the writ with some minor modifications. The court ordered Mayor Cy Sun to follow the law or face contempt of court charges.

KING 5 was at the courthouse and KOMO appears to preparing a story, so check the evening news. We will post more details about the court proceedings (antics) today and the writ later tonight.

Writ of Mandate Petition

Writ of Mandamus Filed

The Pacific City Council has taken steps today to force Mayor Cy Sun to hire qualified people for the many open positions needed to run the city - but to follow existing law and civil service rules while doing so. The city filed a writ of mandamus in Superior Court, which is a court order requiring the mayor to do his job. The city hopes to have a hearing on the issue by next week.

The link to the court filing is here...  We will post the petition papers later tonight.