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Weems v. Kessler

United States District Court, D. Columbia
Jan 9, 2008
Civil Action No. 08 0108 (D.D.C. Jan. 9, 2008)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 08 0108.

January 9, 2008


MEMORANDUM OPINION


This matter is before the Court on petitioner's pro se petition for a writ of mandamus and application to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court will grant the in forma pauperis application and will dismiss the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Petitioner is a prisoner confined at the Big Sandy United States Penitentiary in Inez, Kentucky. He seeks to compel a district judge of this Court to act, but in what way is unclear. In any event, this Court is not a reviewing court, see 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1332 (general jurisdictional provisions); Fleming v. United States, 847 F. Supp. 170, 172 (D.D.C. 1994), and therefore lacks jurisdiction to entertain the petition. Accordingly, the case will be dismissed by separate Order issued contemporaneously.


Summaries of

Weems v. Kessler

United States District Court, D. Columbia
Jan 9, 2008
Civil Action No. 08 0108 (D.D.C. Jan. 9, 2008)
Case details for

Weems v. Kessler

Case Details

Full title:Tony Weems, Petitioner, v. Honorable Judge Gladys Kessler, Respondent

Court:United States District Court, D. Columbia

Date published: Jan 9, 2008

Citations

Civil Action No. 08 0108 (D.D.C. Jan. 9, 2008)