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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAMUEL XAVIER BRYANT, No. 1:16-cv-00190-DAD-HBK Petitioner, v. ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S EX

PARTE MOTION REQUESTING A WRIT OF

W. MUNIZ, MANDAMUS Respondent. (Doc. No. 59) 16 17 Petitioner Samuel Xavier Bryant is a state prisoner previously proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. Nos. 1, 5.) On March 28, 2019, petitioner was denied habeas relief, judgment was entered, and the case was closed. (Doc. Nos. 57, 58). On December 21, 2020, almost two years later, petitioner filed an ex parte motion seeking a writ of mandamus from this court, ordering the U.S. Social Security Administration to release certain “Mental Health records.” (Doc. No. 59). Petitioner asserts that the records “would indicate he was denied due process . . . [a]nd []show that petitioner had no such intent to commit said crime of first degree murder. (Id.…