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10 PHILLIP PATINO, Case No. 1:24-cv-00240-SAB-HC

11 Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO

DISMISS PETITION FOR WRIT OF

12 v. MANDATE

13 BRANDON PRICE, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT

TO RANDOMLY ASSIGN DISTRICT

14 Respondent. JUDGE

15 16 On February 26, 2024, Petitioner, a civil detainee, filed the instant petition for writ of 17 mandate, naming the Executive Director, dental department personnel, and other employees of 18 Coalinga State Hospital as Respondents. (ECF No. 1 at 1–2.1) Petitioner complains of his dental 19 care (or lack thereof) and alleges elder abuse. (Id. at 2–3.) Petitioner requests the Court to order 20 an independent dentist/oral surgeon, who is not affiliated nor contracted with Coalinga State 21 Hospital, be retained to consult, examine, and render treatment to Petitioner. (Id. at 4.) 22 The Supreme Court has “repeatedly has observed that the writ of mandamus is an 23 extraordinary remedy, to be reserved for extraordinary…