--- title: "Action to compel an officer of the United States to perform a duty" citation: "28 U.S.C. § 1361" authority_id: "AUTH-USC-28-1361" authority_type: "statute" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding_enacted_positive_law_title" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/28/1361" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-USC-28-1361/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Action to compel an officer of the United States to perform a duty ## Holding or rule used District-court original jurisdiction over an action in the nature of mandamus to compel a federal officer, employee, or agency to perform a duty owed. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked modules. The exact judgment, jurisdiction, circuit, custody, other remedies, current agency instructions, requested relief, grant terms, and independent law remain separate where identified. ## Official source and pinpoints 28 U.S.C. § 1361, § 1361: ## Used in - [Extraordinary Writs — Coram Nobis, Audita Querela, and Mandamus](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/extraordinary-writs-coram-nobis-audita-querela-and-mandamus.md)