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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEROY GOMEZ, Case No. 1:20-cv-00346-JDP Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY PETITION

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR LACK

v. OF JURISDICTION UNKNOWN, RESPONSE DUE IN THIRTY DAYS Respondent. ECF No. 1 ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION

FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

17 ECF No. 6 18 Petitioner Leroy Gomez, a state pretrial detainee without counsel, petitioned for a writ of mandamus under 28 U.S.C. § 1651. ECF No. 1. Petitioner seeks an order directing the Superior Court of Kern County to review his claim of vindictive prosecution against the prosecutor at his preliminary hearing. ECF No. 1 at 1-2. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1651, federal courts may issue writs “in aid of their respective jurisdictions.” This court has original jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1361 to issue writs of mandamus. That jurisdiction is limited, however, to writs of mandamus to…