ELR Citation: ELR 20765
No(s). 80-5070 (D.S.D. May 14, 1984)

The court holds that plaintiffs are not entitled to mandamus to force the government to control prairie dog populations, but that prairie dog control was not committed to agency discretion and so the court can review agency actions. For mandamus to lie, the duty to be compelled must be ministerial, ...