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Parties Involved:
Billy L. Edwards
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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In re: BILLY L. EDWARDS, a/k/a 

William L. Punchard, a/k/a William L.E. 

Punchard, II, a/k/a William Lord Punchard, 

 Petitioner.

No. 15-2227

(D.C. No. 2:15-CV-00631-MCA-SMV)

(D. N.M.)

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ORDER

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Before MATHESON, O’BRIEN, and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges.

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Billy L. Edwards filed a one-page petition for a writ of mandamus and a motion 

for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). Because he failed to show the existence of 

a reasoned, nonfrivolous argument on the law and facts, we denied his motion to proceed 

IFP and ordered him to pay the full amount of filing fees before proceeding. However, 

the order mistakenly directed Mr. Edwards to pay the filing fee to the district court, 

which it understandably refused to accept when tendered by Mr. Edwards. In the 

meantime, we issued an order on February 3, 2016, dismissing the matter because 

Mr. Edwards failed to timely pay the filing fee. He has since paid the filing fee to this 

court and asked that we reconsider its dismissal order. Under the circumstances, the 

court grants the motion to reconsider and vacates its February 3, 2016 order. 

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

February 16, 2016

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

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We deny Mr. Edwards’ petition for a writ of mandamus because it contains no 

argument addressing the narrow circumstances under which mandamus relief is 

appropriate. 

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk

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