Wightman-Cervantes v. Mueller

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• explaining that “an agency’s decision whether to prosecute, investigate, or enforce has been recognized as purely discretionary and not subject to judicial review” in mandamus context
• dismissing claims seeking to compel the appointment of a 3 special prosecutor to investigate alleged criminal conduct
• dismissing for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction a complaint “alleg[ing] a wide-ranging conspiracy among high-ranking state and federal officials” when the “factual allegations [were] conclusory and unsupported”
• dismissing for lack of subject-matter 6 jurisdiction a complaint “alleg[ing] a wide-ranging conspiracy among high-ranking state and fed- eral officials” when the “factual allegations [were] conclusory and unsupported”
• “conclud[ing] that Wightman-Cervantes has failed to satisfy his burden and demonstrate that he is entitled to mandamus relief” and explaining that “[a]ccordingly, the Court will dismiss the complaint because it lacks subject matter jurisdiction”
• “[A]n agency’s decision whether to prosecute, investigate, or enforce has been recognized as purely discretionary and not subject to judicial review.”

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