In a claim brought by an American Indian plaintiff that declined to join the Keepseagle class action, the federal court declined to grant a writ of mandamus ordering the Dept. of Agriculture to pay damages for race discrimination — Wilkinson v. Vilsack
An excerpt:
Petitioner Wilbur Wilkinson brings this action on behalf of his parents, Ernest and Mollie Wilkinson, for a writ of mandamus directed to respondents Tom Vilsack, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”). Wilkinson contends that respondents have a duty to pay damages resulting from an administrative adjudication concluding that USDA discriminated against his parents. Now before the Court is respondents’ motion to dismiss the verified petition for a writ of mandamus.
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