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____________________________________ O n Pet i t i on forW r i tof M andamus fr om the U ni t ed St at es D i s tr i ctC our tforthe D i s tr i ctof N ew J er s ey ( R el at ed t o D . N . J . C i vi l N o. 08- cv- 05408)

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A pr i l 8, 2010 B efor e: M cK E E , C hi ef J udge, R E N D E L L and C H A G A R E S, C i r cui tJ udges ( Fi l ed: J une 7, 2010)

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_________ P E R C UR I AM Pet i t i onerA r thurM orr i s on, a fe der al pr i s onerpr ocee di ng pr o s e, s eeks a w r i tof m andamus c om pel l i ng the D i s tr i ctC our tt o rul e on tw o of hi s m ot i ons . Forthe r eas ons thatfol l ow , w e w i l l denythe pet i t i on. M orr i s on w as convi ct ed of va r i ous cr i m es i n the U ni t ed St at es D i s tr i ctC our tfor the Southern D i s tr i ctof N ew Y or k. H e w as s ent ence d t o 300 m onths ’ i m pr i s onm entand i s curr ent l yi ncar cer at ed atFC I - T erm i nal I s l and i n C al i forni a.2

I n N ovember2008, M orr i s on fi l ed i n the U ni t ed St at es D i s tr i ctC our tforthe Di s tr i c to f

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h a b e a s c o rp u s u n d e r2 8 U. S . C. § 2 2 4 1 . He al s o fi l ed a mot i on s eeki ng r el eas e on bai l pendi ng r es ol ut i on of the pet i t i on. T he D i s tr i ct C o u rtd ism issed h is pe ti ti o n fo r l ac k o f ju ri sd ict ion . In Ju n e 2 0 0 9 , the D istri ct C o u rt r eopene d M orr i s on’ s cas e t o addr es s the numer ous m ot i ons he fi l ed af t erhi s pet i t i on w as di s m i s s ed. T he D i s tr i ctC our tthen deni ed M orr i s on’ s pendi ng “mot i on t o corr ector m odi fythe r ecor d. ” I n N ovember2009, M orr i s on fi l ed a mot i on t o r econs i der , w hi ch the D i s tr i ctC our tdeni ed i n M ar ch 2010. M orr i s on r ece nt l yappea l ed thatdeci s i on. See M orr i s on v. U ni t ed St at es , C . A . N o. 10- 1891. O n the s ame daythatthe D i s tr i ctC our tdeni ed hi s m ot i on forr econs i der at i on, M o rr i s o n f

i l e d th e i n s t a n tm a n d a m u s p e t i t i o n . M a n d a m u s i s a n “ e x tr a o r d i n a ry r e m e d y” thatw e have di s cr et i on t o aw ar d onl yw hen a pe t i t i onerdemonstr at es , among ot her thi ngs , a “c l earand i ndi s put abl e” r i ghtt o r el i ef. I n r e: Pr es s m an- G ut m an C o. , 459 F. 3d 3 8 3 , 3 9 8 -99 (3d C ir . 2 0 0 6 ). M o reo v er, m an d am u s is no t a su b sti tute fo r ap p ea l. S ee In re D i etD rugs Pr ods . L i ab. L i t i g. , 418 F. 3d 372, 379 ( 3d C i r . 2005) . M orr i s on r eques t s t hat th is C o u rt c o m p e l th e D istric t C o u rt to : (1 ) d isp o se o f h is N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 9 m o tio n to re c o n s id e r, a n d (2 ) e x e rc is e ju ri s d ic tio n o v e r h is a p p lic a tio n f o r r e le a s e o n b a il. A s to b o th req u ests, M o rri so n ’s pe ti ti o n is m o o t. Itap p ea rs th at th e D istri ct C o u rt or derdeny i ng M orr i s on’ s m ot i on t o r econs i dercr os s ed i n the mai l w i th the mandam us pet i t i on, as theyw er e both fi l ed on the s ame day . A s t o M orr i s on’ s r eques tforr el eas e on3

b ail , w e u n d erstan d that m o ti o n to h av e b ee n d ispo sed o f w h en the D istri ct C o u rt di s m i s s ed the habe as pet i t i on i n 2008. T o the ext entthathe s eeks bai l pendi ng hi s appea l atC . A . N o. 10- 1891, he s houl d fi l e an appr opr i at e mot i on i n thatcas e. A s s uch, M or r i s on has notdemonstr at ed a c l earand i ndi s put abl e r i ghtt o r el i ef, s o w e w i l l denythe pet i t i on f o r m a n d a m u s . S e e In re : P re s s m a n -G u tm a n C o ., 4 5 9 F .3 d a t 3 9 8 -9 9 .