As amended through November 19, 2024
Rule 84.22 - Granting Original Writs(a) No original remedial writ shall be issued by an appellate court in any case wherein adequate relief can be afforded by an appeal or by application for such writ to a lower court.(b) If a judgment has been entered and an appeal of the judgment is pending or the time for filing an appeal has not expired, no original remedial writ shall be issued by an appellate court, or any district thereof, with respect to any matter collateral to the appeal unless the appeal is pending in the court and district, if the appeal has been filed, or the court and district would have jurisdiction of the appeal if one is timely filed. For purposes of this Rule 84.22(b), a motion filed pursuant to Rule 24.035 or Rule 29.15 is a matter collateral to the appeal.Adopted June 13, 1979, eff. 1/1/1980. Amended April 26, 1994, eff. 1/1/1995.