Paper company is not entitled to writ of mandamus requiring federal district court to vacate its reconsideration of company's liability for contribution in Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act lawsuit after remand from federal appeals court on separate issue, because: (1) mandamus is only appropriate if petitioner establishes both irreparable harm and indisputable right to relief, (2) company only established harms from continued litigation costs which do not constitute irreparable harm, and (3) intervening change of law and equitable factors provided disputable basis for court to issue order.
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