Opinion ID: 3039041
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Other Requirements For The Issuance Of A Writ Of

Text: Mandamus Are Satisfied. The third of the five mandamus factors is satisfied because, as discussed, the district court’s ruling was clearly erroneous as a matter of law. Fei Ye, 436 F.3d at 1121-22 (citation omitted). The first and second factors are also established because the government has no other mechanism by which it can force 17258 UNITED STATES v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT the district court to try this case by jury. Moreover, any error following a bench trial would not be correctable on appeal because, if the defendants are acquitted, the government will be barred by the double jeopardy clause from raising the issue on appeal. Id. at 1123 (citations omitted). Finally, with respect to the fourth factor, this issue admittedly is not one that arises often, but it is one on which we have not directly ruled and thus raises an important question of law.