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_________ P E R C UR I AM H ect orH uer t as , pr ocee di ng pr o s e, has fi l ed a pe t i t i on fora w r i tof m andamus s eeki ng t o compel t he U ni t ed St at es D i s t r i ctC our tfort he D i s t r i ctof N ew J er s eyt o rul e on a m o tio n f

o r d e f a u lt ju d g m e n t a n d a s k in g th is C o u rt to s e t a s id e a s c h e d u le d c o n f e re n c e . W e w i l l denyt he mandam us pet i t i on. H u e rta s f

iled a c o m p lain t ag a in st T ra n sU n io n , L L C , E x p e ria n , In c ., D o c to r R o n a ld B ro d y , N R A G ro u p , L L C , an d C iti g ro u p , In c . alle g in g v io latio n s o f th e F a ir C re d it2

R epor t i ng A ct , fr aud, m edi cal m al pr act i ce, l i bel , and s l ander . O n A ugus t21, 2009, H uer t as fi l ed a mot i on fordefa ul tj udgm entagai ns tB r odybeca us e he ha d notr es ponded t o t he compl ai nt . O n A ugus t31, 2009, t he D i s t r i ctC our ti s s ued an or derdi s m i s s i ng t he a c tio n , s ta tin g th a t it h a d b e e n re p o rt e d th a t th e p a rt ie s h a d s e ttle d th e m a tte r. H uer t as w r ot e a l et t ert o t he D i s t r i ctC our ton N ovember12, 2009, r eques t i ng a rul i ng on hi s m ot i on fordefa ul tj udgm entagai ns tB r ody . O n N ovember23, 2009, t he D i s t r i c tC o u r ti s s u e d a n o r d e rr e o p e n i n g t h e c a s e a s t o H u e r t a s ’ s c l a i m s a g a i n s tB r o d y, not i ng t hati thad come t o t he C our t ’ s at t ent i on t hatB r odyw as nota part yt o t he s et t l ement and thathe r emai ned i n defa ul t . O n D ece m ber10, 2009, t he D i s t r i ctC our ts chedul ed a confe r ence forJ anuary12, 2010, w i t h H uer t as and B r ody . H uer t as s eeks a w r i tof m andamus c om pel l i ng t he D i s t r i ctC our tt o rul e on hi s m ot i on fordefa ul tj udgm entand as ks us t o s etas i de the s chedul ed conf er ence . T he w r i tof m andamus tr adi t i onal l yhas been us ed t o confi ne an i nfer i orcour tt o a l aw ful exer ci s e of i t s pr es cr i bed j ur i s di ct i on ort o compel i tt o exer ci s e i t s author i t yw hen i ti s i t s dut yt o do s o. I n r e Pat enaude , 210 F. 3d 135, 140 ( 3d C i r . 2000) ( ci t at i ons o m itte d ). T h e w ri t is a d ra s tic re m e d yth a t is s e ld o m is s u e d a n d its u s e is d is c o u ra g e d . Id . A pet i t i onerm us ts how t hathe has no ot heradequa t e means t o at t ai n t he des i r ed r el i ef a nd th a t th e ri g h t to a w ri t is c le a r a n d in d is p u ta b le . Id . a t 1 4 1 . D o ck et m an ag em en t i s co m m itted to the s o u n d d iscreti o n o f th e D istri ct C o u rt . In r e Fi ne PaperA nt i t rus tL i t i g. , 685 F. 2d 810, 817 ( 3d C i r . 1982) . A l t hough m andamusrel i ef m aybe w arr anted w here a dis t ri ctcou rt ’s delayi s t antam ou nt t o a fa i l ure t o ex erci se

ju ri s d ic tio n , M a d d e n v . M y e rs , 1 0 2 F .3 d 7 4 , 7 9 (3 d C ir . 1 9 9 6 ), s u c h is n o t th e c a s e h e re . H uer t as ’ s act i on w as di s m i s s ed s hor t l yaft erhe fi l ed hi s m ot i on fordefa ul tj udgm ent . T he D i s t r i ctC our tr eopene d H uer t as ’ s cas e as t o B r odyw hen H uer t as not i fi ed the C our tof the p e n d in g m o tio n f

o r d e f a u lt j u d g m e n t. T h e D istric t C o u rt sc h e d u led a c o n f e re n c e sh o rtly t her eaf t er . T he del ayi n adj udi cat i ng t he mot i on fordefa ul tj udgm entdoes notamount t o a fai l ur e t o exer ci s e j ur i s di ct i on. H uer t as has nots how n t hatt he r i ghtt o a w r i ti s cl earand i n d i s p u t a b l e . S i mi l a r l y , ma n d a mu s r e l i e f i s n o twa r r a n t e d a s t o Hu e r t a s ’ s r e q u e s tt h a twe s etas i de the conf

er ence s chedul ed byt he D i s t r i ctC our t . H uer t as has notes t abl i s hed a r i ghtt o s uch r el i ef. H uer t as al s o has notas ked the D i s t r i ctC our tt o defe rt he conf er ence o r p re s e n te d to th a t C o u rt a n ya rg u m e n t a s to w h yit s h o u ld n o t h o ld th e c o n f e re n c e . A ccordi ng l y , w e w i l l den yt he p et i t i on for a w ri tof m and am us.

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