BANKSTER'S Mandamus Petition DENIED | In the FHFA litigation over mortgage-backed securities, the Second Circuit denied the defendant banks’ mandamus petition
United States Court of Appeals FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
At a stated term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, held at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, in the City of New York, on the 19th day of July, two thousand thirteen. Present: José A. Cabranes, Reena Raggi, Richard C. Wesley, Circuit Judges. In re Federal Housing Finance Agency. 13-1122 -------------------------------------------------- UBS Americas Inc., et al., Petitioners, v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, et al., Respondents. Petitioners, through counsel, have filed a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking reversal of certain discovery rulings made by the district court in these coordinated cases. Upon due consideration, it is hereby ORDERED that the mandamus petition is DENIED because Petitioners have not demonstrated that they lack an adequate, alternative means of obtaining the relief they seek – i.e., an appeal from a final judgment. See Linde v. Arab Bank, PLC, 706 F.3d 92, 107, 117-18 (2d Cir. 2013).