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Case: 26-160 Document: 28 Page: 1 Filed: 10/30/2026 NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ In Re PETER AMORY, JR., Petitioner ______________________ 2026-160 ______________________ On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado in No. 1:26-cv- 02730-RTG. ______________________ ON PETITION AND MOTION ______________________ Before CHEN, LINN, and CUNNINGHAM, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. ORDER Peter Amory, Jr. petitions this court for a writ of man- damus to compel the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to cor- rect his military records to reflect an honorable discharge and to restore all associated benefits and backpay. He also moves for various relief, including for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, to expedite, to take judicial notice, and for summary disposition. A writ of mandamus is an extraordinary remedy, which may issue only if petitioner has shown a clear and indis- putable right to relief; such relief is appropriate; and there Case: 26-160 Document: 28 Page: 2 Filed: 10/30/2026 2 IN RE AMORY are no other adequate means to attain the relief desired— “a condition designed to ensure that the writ will not be used as a substitute for the regular appeals process.” Har- grove v. Shinseki, 629 F.3d 1377, 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (quoting Cheney v. U.S. Dist. Ct. for D.C., 542 U.S. 367, 380–81 (2004)). We cannot say that Mr. Amory has shown mandamus would be appropriate or the only adequate, available means to obtain the relief that he requests. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The petition for mandamus is denied. (2) The motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. All other pending motions are denied. FOR THE COURT October 30, 2026 Date