In re: Tennant, Jame

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• explaining that mandamus jurisdiction lies with the court that has the ultimate decision to review a decision
• establishing that, where no action has been taken that puts a matter on the path to a potential appeal, a future appeal remains hypothetical and so does not invoke a court's prospective jurisdiction
• explaining the All Writs Act empowers courts to issue writs only with regard to actions that are otherwise reviewable or prospectively would be reviewable
• mandamus unavailable where petitioner never initiated a proceeding with the agency because “a proceeding of some kind” that “might lead to an appeal” is a preliminary requirement to consider writ
• mandamus unavailable where petitioner never initiated a proceeding with the agency because “a proceeding of some kind” that “might lead to an appeal” is a preliminary requirement to consider writ

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