In re KIM ANTHONY HOVGAARD v. U.S. Dist. Ct. for D.C., 542 U.S. 367, 380-81 2004 . Mr. Hovgaard has not met this…

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United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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In re KIM ANTHONY HOVGAARD,
Petitioner
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2026-145
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On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 26-2915,
Judge Joseph L. Falvey, Jr.
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ON PETITION AND MOTION
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Before PROST, M AYER , and CUNNINGHAM , Circuit Judges.
PER C URIAM.
O R D E R
Kim Anthony Hovgaard petitions for a writ of manda-
mus directing the United States Court of Appeals for Vet-
erans Claims to vacate a May 15, 2026, order granting the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs an extension of time, declare
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the Department of Veterans Affairs in default, and issue
an immediate panel decision on his case. ECF No. 2 at 2.1
A writ of mandamus is an extraordinary remedy and
may only issue if petitioner has shown a clear and indis-
putable right to relief and that there are no other adequate
means to attain the relief desired. See Cheney v. U.S. Dist.
Ct. for D.C., 542 U.S. 367, 380–81 (2004). Mr. Hovgaard
has not met this demanding standard here at least because
he has not shown that the normal appeal process is inade-
quate or that any delay in this matter is so egregious as to
warrant mandamus relief.
Accordingly,
IT IS O RDERED THAT:
(1) The petition for mandamus, ECF No. 2, is denied.
(2) ECF No. 2 is unsealed.
(3) All pending motions are denied as moot.
June 24, 2026
Date
FOR THE C OURT
1 Mr. Hovgaard’s petition also includes a conclusory
request to seal this matter, but it provides no basis to do
so.
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