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Parties Involved:
Myoun L. Sawyer
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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In re: MYOUN L. SAWYER, 

 Movant.

No. 15-3229

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ORDER

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Before TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge, KELLY and HARTZ, Circuit Judges.

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This matter comes before the court on two motions of Myoun Sawyer. The first is 

captioned a “Motion for Order Authorizing This Court to Consider Application Pursuant 

to: (28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)).” A motion for authorization under § 2244(b)(3) properly 

seeks authorization from this court to file in federal district court a second or successive 

collateral proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 or § 2255. A review of Mr. Sawyer’s 

motion, however, shows that this is not the relief he seeks. Instead, he asks that this court 

review in the first instance a post-conviction application that is currently pending in state

court, because he believes the state court is taking too long to dispose of it.

This court has no authority to review a request for state post-conviction relief in 

place of a state court. Nor do we have the power to direct the state court to dispose of the 

pending state proceeding more quickly. See Knox v. Bland, 632 F.3d 1290, 1292 

(10th Cir. 2011) (noting federal court lacks power to order state court or its judges to take 

action in the performance of their duties).

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

October 9, 2015

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

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Mr. Sawyer’s second motion asks that we direct the Clerk of this court to provide 

him copies of unspecified documents he says are needed for his motion for authorization. 

This request is moot in light of our disposition of Mr. Sawyer’s first motion, above.

Accordingly, Mr. Sawyer’s “Motion for Order Authorizing This Court to Consider 

Application Pursuant to: (28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3))” and his “Motion for Order of Copies” 

are denied.

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk

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