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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVEN DEON TURNER, Jr., No. 2:20-cv-0683-EFB P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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WILLIAM JOE SULLIVAN, et al., Respondents. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of mandamus requiring that California prison officials provide him with a safe and secure environment, free from gang members and racial rioting, and that they transfer him to California State Prison, Lancaster. ECF No. 1. In a mandamus action, the court can only issue orders against employees, officers or agencies of the United States. See 28 U.S.C. § 1361. Federal district courts are not authorized to issue writs of mandamus to direct state courts, state judicial officers, or other state officials in the performance of their duties. See Demos v. U.S. District Court, 925 F.2d 1160, 1161 (9th Cir. 1991). This court, therefore, cannot afford petitioner the relief he requests. If petitioner contends that respondents…