Civil Procedure — mandamus

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals

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Civil Procedure — mandamus

Brown County and the City of Green Bay (collectively, the Municipalities) appeal an order granting a writ of mandamus to the Green Bay Professional Police Association, Ryan Meader, and the Brown County Sheriff’s Department Non-Supervisory Labor Association (collectively, the Associations). The writ directed the Municipalities to comply with the health insurance provisions of their expired collective bargaining agreements with the Associations until new agreements were reached. Specifically, the writ prohibited the Municipalities from “impos[ing] health insurance deductibles, co-pays, prescription costs, etc.” against members of the Associations “other than [as] agreed to (and contained in)” the expired agreements. We conclude the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion by granting the writ because the Associations failed to establish the elements necessary to obtain mandamus relief. We therefore reverse. This opinion will not be published.

2013AP269 Green Bay Professional Police Association, et al. v. City of Green Bay, et al.

Dist III, Brown County, Hammer, J., Per Curiam

Attorneys: For Appellant: Ruenzel, Juliana Mary A., Green Bay; For Respondent: Cermele, Jonathan, Milwaukee