Power, David F. v. Massanari, Larry G.

GARLAND, Circuit Judge:

Attorney David Power seeks a writ of mandamus compelling the Social Security Administration (SSA) to approve a fee agreement he submitted to recover fees for representing a claimant before the SSA. The district court dismissed Power’s complaint, finding that he had failed to satisfy the strict requirements for mandamus. Because neither Power’s right to relief nor the SSA’s duty to provide it is clear, and because Power failed to avail himself of an adequate alternative remedy, we affirm the district court’s determination that a grant of the extraordinary remedy of…