Walter E. Michaels v. People of the State of California

The above entitled matter appears from the transcript on appeal to consist of a petition on behalf of Walter E. Michaels to have the district court make an order removing a criminal case pending against him in the “Los Angeles Municipal Court, Division 27, of the City of Los Angeles, State of California,” to the United States District Court.

The district court denied the petition “on the ground that said petition is frivolous and is not within the purview of sections 1441 and 1443 of Title 28, U.S.Code.” Michaels filed a notice of appeal.

The petition is not based upon any complaint filed in the district court and it is obvious that the sections of the United States Code relied upon have no application to the relief sought. Assuming that the matter was one in which the district court had jurisdiction to enter a judgment, which we think is highly doubtful, we find no clear error in it.

At the oral argument of petitioner he presented five instruments and the court resérved ruling. As they appear to have no legal relation to the appeal, filing of them is hereby denied. The instruments will be marked “Denied filing” and retained by the clerk until and unless Michaels requests their…