Writ of mandamus is a court order directing FREC to reinstate the licensee when an appeal reverses the final order.

• A. Writ of mandamus
• B. Injunction
• C. Habeas corpus
• D. Summary judgment

Answer: (A)

Think about what a mandamus does in administrative law. It is a tool that compels a public official or agency to perform a duty that the law requires. In this scenario, when an appellate court reverses a final order and directs that the license be reinstated, the agency (FREC) has a duty to carry out that directive and reinstate the license. A writ of mandamus is what court procedure uses to force the agency to act on that duty, ensuring the licensee receives the reinstatement you’re entitled to without unnecessary delay.

Injunctions, by contrast, are used to stop or restrain actions—the court would order someone to stop certain conduct or to prevent an order from taking effect, not to compel a public body to take a required action like reinstatement. Habeas corpus deals with challenging unlawful detention of a person, which isn’t the issue here. Summary judgment is about deciding a case on the merits without a trial when there’s no genuine dispute of material fact, and it doesn’t function to compel administrative agencies to perform a ministerial duty.