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Parties Involved:
Leighton Fay
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

In re:

LEIGHTON FAY,

Petitioner.

No. 15-3030

(D.C. No. 5:14-CV-03148-RDR)

(D. Kan.)

ORDER

Before HARTZ, GORSUCH, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Leighton Fay is a federal prisoner appearing pro se. He has filed a 

petition for writ of mandamus seeking an order from this court directing the district 

court to consider and decide his habeas petition filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 on 

August 15, 2014. He also seeks leave to proceed in this matter in forma pauperis 

(IFP). 

On February 11, 2015, the district court entered an order dismissing Mr. Fay’s 

habeas petition for lack of jurisdiction and as successive and abusive. Mr. Fay 

promptly filed an appeal, which is proceeding in this court as appeal No. 15-3035. 

Mandamus “is not to be used as a substitute for appeal.” Schlagenhauf v. Holder, 

379 U.S. 104, 110 (1964). As a result, Mr. Fay may not proceed in mandamus. 

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

April 7, 2015

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

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The motion to proceed IFP is denied, and the petition for writ of mandamus is 

denied. 

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk

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