Rolando Otero v. United States Attorney General, State of Florida, Richard Gerstein

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Rolando Otero v. United States Attorney General, State of Florida, Richard Gerstein, 832 F.2d 141 (11th Cir. 1987)
1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 15022

Rolando Otero v. United States Attorney General, State of Florida, Richard Gerstein

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Rolando Otero filed a complaint seeking the issuance of a writ of mandamus to compel defendants to investigate and prosecute a former Florida State Attorney. The district court properly dismissed the complaint with prejudice for two reasons.

First, a private citizen has no judicially cognizable interest in the prosecution or non-prosecution of another. Linda R.S. v. Richard D., 410 U.S. 614, 619, 93 S.Ct. 1146, 1149, 35 L.Ed.2d 536 (1973).

Second, prosecutorial discretion may not be controlled by a writ of mandamus. Powell v. Katzenbach, 359 F.2d 234 (D.C.Cir. 1965), *142 cer t. denied, 384 U.S. 906, 86 S.Ct. 1341, 16 L.Ed.2d 359 (1966).

AFFIRMED.

Reference

Full Case Name
Rolando OTERO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL, State of Florida, Richard Gerstein, Defendants-Apellees
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Status
Published