Federal Circuit disposition — 14-125

N OTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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IN RE SHERMAN HOWARD,
Petitioner.
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2014-125
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On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the Merit Systems
Protection Board in DA0752090172-C-1.
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ON PETITION
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Before N EWMAN, P ROST , and REYNA, Circuit Judges.
P ER CURIAM .
O R D E R
Sherman Howard (“Howard”) petitions for a writ of
mandamus directing the Merit Systems Protection Board
(“MSPB”) to issue a final decision in Howard v. Depart-
ment of the Air Force, DA-0752-09-0172-C-1. Howard also
seeks attorney fees and costs associated with filing this
petition pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28
U.S.C. § 2412(d). The MSPB opposes.
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IN RE HOWARD 2
Mandamus is an extraordinary remedy, available only
where the petitioner shows: (1) a clear legal right to relief;
(2) there are no adequate alternative legal channels
through which he may obtain that relief; and (3) the grant
of mandamus is appropriate under the circumstances.
Cheney v. U.S. Dist. Court, 542 U.S. 367, 380-81 (2004);
Kerr v. U.S. Dist. Court, 426 U.S. 394, 403 (1976). In
denying this requested relief, we note that on the same
day Howard filed this petition the MSPB issued its deci-
sion in DA-0752-09-0172-C-1.
Accordingly,
I T I S O RDERED T HAT :
The petition is denied.
F OR T HE COURT
/s/ Daniel E. O’Toole
Daniel E. O’Toole
Clerk of Court
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