Powelson
Powelson v. City of Sausalito
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROBBIE POWELSON, Case No. 22-cv-01809-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
v. PETITION FOR WRIT OF
MANDAMUS
CITY OF SAUSALITO, et al., Docket No. 74 Defendants.
12 13 Mr. Powelson has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus. In terms of relief, he asks the Court to “clarify[] that the settlement agreement does not bar [his] parking ticket appeals in State Court” and to order that “the trial process for the traffic tickets shall not be hindered by the settlement agreement.” Pet. at 4. Mr. Powelson’s request for relief is DENIED. First, a writ of mandamus is improper because this Court “does not exercise appellate jurisdiction over [the] state court.” United States v. Choi, 818 F. Supp. 2d 79, 84 (D.D.C. 2011); see also Pit River Tribe v. United States Forest Serv., 615 F.3d 1069, 1078 (9th Cir. 2010) (stating that a “writ of mandamus has traditionally been used . . . to confine an inferior court to a lawful …