United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 01-3471/01-3960 ___________

James A. Willis, * * Appellant, * * Appeals from the United States v. * District Court for the * Western District of Missouri. Patricia L. Brune, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellee. * ___________

Submitted: March 18, 2002 Filed: March 21, 2002 ___________

Before LOKEN, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

In these consolidated appeals, James Willis appeals from the district court’s1 orders denying his petition for a writ of mandamus and assessing a filing fee. Having reviewed the record, we conclude the court did not abuse its discretion in denying the petition, see Kerr v. United States Dist. Court, 426 U.S. 394, 403 (1976), and properly assessed the filing fee in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915.

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

1 The Honorable Gary A. Fenner, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. A true copy.

Attest:

CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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