Catherine Flynn and Ryan Flynn, a Minor, by His Mother Catherine Flynn v. George Shultz, Secretary of State of the United States of America, Defendant

CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiffs Catherine and Ryan Flynn from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant Secretary of State George Shultz. Plaintiffs seek relief in the nature of mandamus or injunction to compel the Secretary' to authorize the testimony of a State Department consular official and to undertake certain other actions allegedly mandated by 22 U.S.C. § 1732. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the summary judgment.

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The events giving rise to this action began on February 11, 1982, when accountant and consultant Richard…