Rule 91.22 – Second Writ not to Issue by Lower Court

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Missouri

When a petition for a writ of habeas corpus has been denied by a higher court, a lower court shall not issue the writ unless the order in the higher court denying the writ is without prejudice to proceeding in a lower court.

Mo. R. Civ. P. 91.22

Adopted June 24, 1982, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.

Committee Note – 1983

The source is prior Rule 91.58.