Villarreal

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EDWARD N. THOMAS, No. 2:21-cv-0216 CKD P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND LYDIA A. VILLARREAL, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Respondent. 16 Petitioner has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Examination of the request to proceed in forma pauperis reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. Accordingly, the request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The federal mandamus statute provides: “The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any action in the nature of mandamus to compel an officer or employee of the United States or any agency thereof to perform a duty owed to the plaintiff.” 28 U.S.C. § 1361. Here, petitioner asks that the court issue a writ directed to the Superior Court of Monterey County reversing rulings they have made as to whether…