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Parties Involved:
Cowboy Properties
Respondent
Zachary R.E. Rusk
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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In re: ZACHARY R.E. RUSK, 

 Petitioner.

No. 16-4170

(D.C. No. 2:16-CV-204-RJS-DBP)

(D. Utah)

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ORDER

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Before TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge, EBEL and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges.

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Zachary Rusk seeks a writ of mandamus “commanding the district court to render 

a ruling on the motion to dismiss.” Pet. at 1. The defendant, Cowboy Properties, LLC, 

filed a motion to dismiss Rusk’s amended complaint on August 5, 2016. Shortly after the 

motion was ripe for ruling, the district court ordered supplemental briefing, which the 

parties completed on October 11, 2016. This is far from an impermissible delay. See 

Johnson v. Rogers, 917 F.2d 1283, 1284-85 (10th Cir. 1990). We therefore deny Rusk’s 

petition for a writ of mandamus. 

We grant Rusk’s motion to proceed without prepayment of costs or fees. But 

because 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) allows us to excuse only prepayment of fees, Rusk 

remains obligated to pay all filing and docketing fees to the clerk of this court.

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

October 25, 2016

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

Appellate Case: 16-4170 Document: 01019710485 Date Filed: 10/25/2016 Page: 1