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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LOUREECE STONE CLARK, No. 2:19-cv-2014 KJM KJN P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS &

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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., 15 Respondents. 16 Introduction Petitioner is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel. On September 17, 2019, petitioner filed a petition for writ of mandate directed to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, but filed in the Northern District of California, and transferred to the Eastern District of California. Petitioner claims to seek relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3771, and names as respondents both the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the Superior Court for the County of Sacramento. (ECF No. 1 at 1.) As discussed below, the petition should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Request for In Forma Pauperis Status Petitioner seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is…