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Parties Involved:
Natural Born Citizen Party National Committee
Petitioner
Harold William Van Allen
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-2505

In re: NATURAL BORN CITIZEN PARTY NATIONAL COMMITTEE; HAROLD 

WILLIAM VAN ALLEN, Co-Chairperson,

Petitioners.

On Petition for Extraordinary Writ.

(1:13-cv-00278-LMB-TCB)

Submitted: February 25, 2016 Decided: February 29, 2016

Before SHEDD and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior 

Circuit Judge.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Harold William Van Allen, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Howard William Van Allen petitions for an extraordinary 

writ, seeking an order directing a variety of actions related to 

the 2016 general election.* We conclude that Van Allen is not 

entitled to the relief he seeks. Accordingly, we deny Van 

Allen’s motion for certification to the Supreme Court and his 

petition for an extraordinary writ. 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.

PETITION DENIED

 * Van Allen, a pro se litigant, may not represent the 

interests of the Natural Born Citizen Party National Committee 

and its members, as he attempts to do. See Oxendine v. 

Williams, 509 F.2d 1405, 1407 (4th Cir. 1975). Accordingly, we 

consider Van Allen to be the sole petitioner.

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