Federal Circuit disposition — 21-161

N OTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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In re: RYAN THOMAS BECHARD,
Petitioner
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2021-161
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On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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ON PETITION AND MOTION
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P ER CURIAM .
O R D E R
Ryan Thomas Bechard files a “petition for writs of man-
damus, writs of prohibition & notice of removal of state
civil actions.” Through this filing, it appears that Mr. Be-
chard attempts to invoke this court’s “original jurisdiction”
to assert various claims, including contract claims and
claims arising under the federal securities laws. Mr. Be-
chard also moves to “seal this case.” ECF No. 5 at 1.
The All Writs Act provides that the federal courts “may
issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their re-
spective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and prin-
ciples of law.” 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a). The Act is not itself a
grant of jurisdiction. Clinton v. Goldsmith, 526 U.S. 529,
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534–35 (1999). This court does not have original jurisdic-
tion over Mr. Bechard’s claims. Nor does his submission
reference any agency or trial court action that would even-
tually be subject to this court’s jurisdiction on direct appeal
that would give us authority to consider a mandamus re-
quest. We therefore dismiss his petition.
Accordingly,
I T I S O RDERED T HAT :
(1) The petition is dismissed.
(2) Mr. Bechard’s motion to seal, ECF No. 5, is granted
to the extent that ECF No. 2 shall be placed under seal.
August 19, 2021
Date
F OR THE COURT
/s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
Peter R. Marksteiner
Clerk of Court
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