The extraordinary writs are...extraordinarily cumbersome.
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— Stewart v. West, 449 F. 2d 324, 325 (5th Cir. 1971)
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Extraordinary writs are disfavored...
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— Edwards v. Hickman, 237 S.W.3d. 183, 188 (Ky. 2007), quoting Buckley v. Wilson, 177 S.W.3d. 778, 780 (Ky. 2005)
I'm Extraordinary Writ, and I'd like to thank you for visiting. I do my best to be neither cumbersome nor worthy of disfavor.
I'm particularly interested in law, politics, and history, although my content work tends to focus primarily on American legal history, particularly justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. You can see some of the articles that I've worked on above. I also occasionally review content at DYK, GAN, URFA/2020, and FAC. On the more mundane side, I've added a copious number of short descriptions, and I do plenty of old-fashioned wikignoming. The more metapedian side of me enjoys closing and/or contributing to discussions at AfD, MfD, DRV, and RM, initiating proposed deletions, reverting vandalism, reviewing new pages, drafts, and pending changes, and dabbling in a wide variety of other areas that catch my fancy. Regrettably, I'm not infallible, so if you feel I've made a mistake, or if you just want to get in touch, always feel free to leave a message (and/or a trout) on my talk page and I'll try to get back to you. I'm also available via email for sensitive matters, or I can simply be summoned with a ping. Cheers!
More exciting facts about Extraordinary Writ
He's mysterious: "The specific origins of the extraordinary writs are unknown."[1]
He's very dangerous: "Applying for an extraordinary writ is a risky avenue to travel down....In considering whether to apply for the writ, lawyer X will be convinced that nothing will arouse judge Y's ire more quickly than having an extraordinary writ issued against her."[2]
He's actually a watermelon: "[A case] involving an extraordinary writ is analogous to a watermelon....A petition for an extraordinary writ is comparable to a watermelon because a watermelon is not a fruit. According to the National Watermelon Promotion Board, a watermelon is a vegetable. Thus, just as a watermelon seems like a fruit, a petition for an extraordinary writ seems like a procedure for an interlocutory appeal. In reality, however, the watermelon is a vegetable, not a fruit, and a petition for an extraordinary writ is a vehicle for obtaining immediate review of certain actions by the court below, not a true interlocutory appeal of the underlying case."[3]
Thank you for your extensive explanation of the consensus while you closed the ISBN move discussion. PhotographyEdits (talk) 20:30, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diligence
For getting Wall-to-wall coverage, which in my opinion is the most difficult Challenge or close to it. Congratulations! — Bilorv (talk) 17:48, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
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The Original Barnstar
Thank you for telling me about Twinkle, was very helpful!! Ruy (talk) 08:57, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar
For the clarity and accuracy of your contributions, your classic writing style is very much admired and appreciated! Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 03:06, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diligence
For your works at AFD, they are very much noticed and notated. Thank you for your contributions Celestina007 (talk) 01:45, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
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Doing boring, repetitive tasks is never fun, but someone's gotta do it. Thanks! Thanoscar21talkcontributions 17:54, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
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