If the Court of Appeal issues an alternative writ, but then wishes to discharge the writ as improvidently granted, does the matter remain a "cause" that must be decided with argument and a written opinion on the merits? The answer can be found in Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. v. Superior Court, 54 Cal.App.4th 828 (1997).
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