It is issued when the defendant defaults on, or fails to show sufficient cause in answer to, an alternative mandamus.
"[2] This may also be distinguished from a continuing mandamus, which asks for an officer or other authority to perform its tasks expeditiously for an unstipulated period of time for preventing miscarriage of justice.
[3] "The usual practice is for anyone desiring such an order is to file a petition for the alternative writ.
"[2] In some jurisdictions or court systems, all types or kinds of writs are bunched together under a single procedural framework.
Although a peremptory writ in the first instance is issued without a formal response from the real party in interest, the court must first issue a Palma notice to advise the real party in interest that a peremptory writ in the first instance is being considered, and give them an opportunity to submit an informal response.