Drg Funding Corporation v. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

In its action in the district court, DRG sought both review of HUD’s refusal to dismiss its “administrative offset” proceedings against DRG, and mandamus to enforce DRG’s previously acquired final judgment against HUD. If the statutory authority on which DRG relied were apt, circuit precedent would entitle DRG to mandamus to enforce its judgment, regardless of whether the administrative proceeding had reached a final decision or not. Hines v. United States, 105 F.2d 85 (D.C.Cir.1939) (applying 31 U.S.C. § 227, the predecessor of 31 U.S.C. § 3728). Because the statute is inapplicable, however,…