Eighth Circuit: Charles Mitchael v. Carolyn W. Colvin

SSA, FRCP

As the question of retroactive application of a claims adjudication does not present an objective nondiscretionary agency duty, Federal jurisdiction under the mandamus statute is improper.

No equal protection or due process claim, as rules on retroactive application constitute a legitimate procedural bar, and plaintiffs did not challenge constitutionality of old rule in initial proceeding.

http://media.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/16/01/143220P.pdf