In Re City of Fall River

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• noting that among mandamus’s “ordinary preconditions are that the agency or official acted (or failed to act) in disregard of a clear legal duty and that there be no adequate conventional means for review”
• denying a writ of mandamus where conventional review of agency action under another statute was available pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act
• “Mandamus is regarded as an extraordinary writ reserved for special situations. Among its ordinary preconditions are that the agency or official have acted (or failed to act) in disregard of a clear legal duty and that there be no adequate conventional means for review.”

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