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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Petitioner

Document Text:

CHARLES R. FU LBRUGE III

CLERK

TE L. 504 -3 10 - 7700

600 S. MAESTRI PL ACE

NEW ORLEANS, LA 701 30

cc : Honorable Andrew S Hanen

Mr Robert B Perry

Ms Michelle B Smalling

Mr Michael J Haungs

United States Court of Appeals

FIFTH CIRCUIT

OFFICE OF THE CLERK

July 19, 2007

Mr Michael N Milby, Clerk

Southern District of Texas, Brownsville

United States District Court

Room 1158

600 E Harrison Street

Brownsville, TX 78520-7114

No . 07-40629 In Re : USA

USDC NO . 1 :06-CV-47

Dear Mr Milby :

Enclosed is a certified copy of an opinion on Petition for Writ

of Mandamus which is issued as and for the mandate .

Very Truly Yours,

CHARLES R . FULBRUGE III, Clerk

By CL"'~'

oseph Armato

Deputy Clerk

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prejudice. Because the district court did not indicate that extraordinary circumstances were

present and did not indicate that less drastic alternatives were considered and rejected, we

conclude that the district court abused its discretion by ordering that either (1) a government

official with full settlement authority attend the mediation or (2) the government delegate

settlement authority to a lower-ranking government official in disregard of the procedures

established by the Attorney General . Nevertheless, we find it unnecessary to issue a writ of

mandamus because we are confident that the able district judge will reconsider his orders

and, in exercising his discretion, will give careful attention to the alternatives discussed in

In Re Stone, 986 F.2d 898 (5th Cir. 1993), and in Judge Dennis's special concurrence in In

Re United States, 149 F.3d 332 (5th Cir. 1998) .

" Pursuant to 5TH CiR. R . 47 .5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published

and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR . R . 47 .5 .4 .

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILE D

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS July 19, 200

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

Charles R . Fulbruge III

Clerk

No . 07-40629

In Re: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Petitioner

Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the

United States District Court for the

Southern District of Texas, Brownsville

(06-CV-47)

Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges .

PER CURIAM:*

IT IS ORDERED that the petition for writ of mandamus is DENIED without

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