Anderson v. Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JUL 24 2023 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS In re: MICHAEL T. ANDERSON. No. 23-70118 ______________________________ D.C. No. 9:23-cv-00075-DLC MICHAEL T. ANDERSON, District of Montana, Missoula Petitioner, ORDER v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA, MISSOULA, Respondent, MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Before: TALLMAN, N.R. SMITH, and COLLINS, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner has not demonstrated a clear and indisputable right to the extraordinary remedy of mandamus. See In re Mersho, 6 F.4th 891, 897 (9th Cir. 2021) (“To determine whether a writ of mandamus should be granted, we weigh the five factors outlined in Bauman v. United States District Court.”); Bauman v. U.S. Dist. Court, 557 F.2d 650 (9th Cir. 1977). Accordingly, the petition is denied.

Petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Docket Entry No. 2) is denied as moot.

No further filings will be entertained in this closed case.

DENIED.