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Nature of Suit Code: 540
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Mandamus and Other
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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-7130

YIMOE NITYA SIDDHA,

 Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; COURT REPORTERS’ OFFICE,

 Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. 

Peter J. Messitte, Senior District Judge. (No. 1:23-cv-02104-PJM)

Submitted: February 27, 2024 Decided: March 1, 2024

Before WILKINSON, WYNN, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Yimoe Siddha, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Yimoe Siddha appeals the district court’s order denying his request for a writ of 

mandamus directing state and county officials to provide Siddha with documents related 

to his criminal case. As federal courts lack jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus against 

state officials, the district court correctly denied Siddha’s request. See Gurley v. Superior 

Court of Mecklenburg Cnty., 411 F.2d 586, 587 (4th Cir. 1969). Accordingly, we affirm 

the district court’s order. Siddha v. Off. of the Att’y Gen., No. 1:23-cv-02104-PJM (D. Md. 

Oct. 13, 2023). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions 

are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the 

decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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