Case: 21-161 Document: 10 Page: 1 Filed: 08/19/2021

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ In re: RYAN THOMAS BECHARD, Petitioner ______________________ 2021-161 ______________________ On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. ______________________ ON PETITION AND MOTION ______________________ PER CURIAM.

ORDER Ryan Thomas Bechard files a “petition for writs of man- damus, writs of prohibition & notice of removal of state civil actions.” Through this filing, it appears that Mr. Be- chard attempts to invoke this court’s “original jurisdiction” to assert various claims, including contract claims and claims arising under the federal securities laws. Mr. Be- chard also moves to “seal this case.” ECF No. 5 at 1.

The All Writs Act provides that the federal courts “may issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their re- spective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and prin- ciples of law.” 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a). The Act is not itself a grant of jurisdiction. Clinton v. Goldsmith, 526 U.S. 529, Case: 21-161 Document: 10 Page: 2 Filed: 08/19/2021

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534–35 (1999). This court does not have original jurisdic- tion over Mr. Bechard’s claims. Nor does his submission reference any agency or trial court action that would even- tually be subject to this court’s jurisdiction on direct appeal that would give us authority to consider a mandamus re- quest. We therefore dismiss his petition.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The petition is dismissed. (2) Mr. Bechard’s motion to seal, ECF No. 5, is granted to the extent that ECF No. 2 shall be placed under seal.

FOR THE COURT August 19, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court s24