Case Name: Lamar BURKS, Appellant v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-08-28
Citations: 475 F. App'x 769
Docket Number: No. 12-5002
Parties: Lamar BURKS, Appellant v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Appellee.
Judges: BEFORE: SENTELLE, Chief Judge, and TATEL and BROWN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 475
Pages: 769–770

Head Matter:
Lamar BURKS, Appellant v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Appellee.
No. 12-5002.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Aug. 28, 2012.
Lamar Burks, Rosharon, TX, pro se.
R. Craig Lawrence, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Washington, DC, for Appellee.
BEFORE: SENTELLE, Chief Judge, and TATEL and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
JUDGMENT
PER CURIAM.
This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the petition for a writ of mandamus, construed as a brief, filed by appellant. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2); D.C.Cir. Rule 34(j). It is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court's order filed December 21, 2011 be affirmed. The court correctly held that the Attorney General has discretion in deciding whether to investigate ap pellant's claims. See, e.g., Shoshone Bannock Tribes v. Reno, 56 F.3d 1476, 1480-81 (D.C.Cir.1995).
Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R.App. P. 41(b); D.C.Cir. Rule 41.