Writ of Consultation – issued by an appellate court ordering a lower court to proceed in a matter the lower court previously refused to hear

Writ of Consultation:

“(16c.) An extraordinary writ issued by an appellate court ordering a lower court to proceed in a matter that the lower court previously refused to hear. Cf. PROHIBITION (2).”[1]

References:

[1]: All definitions throughout this page from Black’s Law Dictionary Deluxe Tenth Edition by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6