P is a shareholder of Fidelity Cash Reserves. He sued Fidelity and its investment adviser under 15 U.S.C. § 80a-35(b), claiming that Fidelity was paying the adviser too large a fee. The district court ruled that P's claim was basically 'equitable,' not 'legal' in nature, and that P was not entitled to a trial before a jury. P sought a writ of mandamus to compel a jury trial.

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