Yimoe Siddha v. Office of the Attorney General

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: March 1, 2024
• Docket: 23-7130
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-7130

YIMOE NITYA SIDDHA,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; COURT REPORTERS’ OFFICE,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Peter J. Messitte, Senior District Judge. (No. 1:23-cv-02104-PJM)

Submitted: February 27, 2024 Decided: March 1, 2024

Before WILKINSON, WYNN, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Yimoe Siddha, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Yimoe Siddha appeals the district court’s order denying his request for a writ of

mandamus directing state and county officials to provide Siddha with documents related

to his criminal case. As federal courts lack jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus against

state officials, the district court correctly denied Siddha’s request. See Gurley v. Superior

Court of Mecklenburg Cnty., 411 F.2d 586, 587 (4th Cir. 1969). Accordingly, we affirm

the district court’s order. Siddha v. Off. of the Att’y Gen., No. 1:23-cv-02104-PJM (D. Md.

Oct. 13, 2023). 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.

AFFIRMED