Fed.R.Civ.P. 81 as amended, December 1, 2014. (b) "The writs of scire facias and mandamus are abolished. Relief previously available through them may be obtained by appropriate action or motion under these rules."
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mandamus, Writ of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 558. This source reports further details of the mandamus procedure as it stood at the time.