Federal Magistrate Recommends Denying Mandamus In Social Security Benefits Case

(March 5, 2021, 5:03 PM EST) -- SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A New York federal magistrate judge on Feb. 22 recommended denying a retired widow’s petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the Social Security Administration (SSA) to produce a benefits increase that has been delayed by errors on grounds that the court lacks mandamus jurisdiction because no violation of nondiscretionary duty was identified....