Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 74-1919. Attorney(S) Michael S. Ross, in Clarke A. Knicely, U.S. , Los Angeles, , for defendant- Judges Montgomery Oliver Koelsch Charles Byron Renfrew See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. MICHAEL S. ROSS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA INCLUDING MESSRS. ROBERT C. BONNER AND MICHAEL SULNER, ASSISTANT AND DEPUTY ATTORNEY, CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE. OPINION PER CURIAM: The well-settled principle that mandamus does not lie to compel a United States District Attorney to perform a discretionary act (Inmates of Attica Correctional Facility v. Rockefeller, 477 F.2d 375 (2nd Cir. 1973)) is dispositive of this appeal. Affirmed.