Ashford

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BURK N. ASHFORD, Case No.: 3:23-cv-00340-RBM-JLB

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. PETITION FOR

RECONSIDERATION OF MOTION

LEE MATTAR, et al.,

TO PROCEED IN FORMA

Defendants. PAUPERIS

16 [Doc. 4] 17 I. INTRODUCTION On February 21, 2023, Plaintiff Burk N. Ashford (“Plaintiff”) filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus Review from California Supreme Court Denial (“Petition”). (Doc. 1.) The caption of the Petition names as a Defendants “Lee Mattar aka Leroy Mattar, the Mattar Family Trust et al, & dba Lee’s Automotive & Does 1-20...” (Id. at 1.1) However, the Petition appears to be an attempt to appeal or challenge a decision by the California Supreme Court regarding the timeliness of an appeal of a lower court’s denial of a motion to strike an exhibit—an unpublished federal court decision. (See id. at 2–9.) Plaintiff’s 26 27 28 underlying issue in the state court…