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    Ronald Jerry Sawyer filed a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel prison officials to provide him access to photocopying, a notary, legal materials, and the law library. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied the petition. The court found that Sawyer had not shown that he had a clear right to the relief sought or that the respondent prison officials had a clear duty to provide the requested access. The court also denied Sawyer's motion requesting the same relief.

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    Filed: 1996-02-13 Precedential Status: Non-Precedential Docket: 95-8073

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    Ronald Jerry Sawyer filed a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel prison officials to provide him access to photocopying, a notary, legal materials, and the law library. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied the petition. The court found that Sawyer had not shown that he had a clear right to the relief sought or that the respondent prison officials had a clear duty to provide the requested access. The court also denied Sawyer's motion requesting the same relief.

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    UNPUBLISHED

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS


    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    No. 95-8073

    In Re: RONALD JERRY SAWYER,


    Petitioner.

    On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.


    Submitted:

    November 16, 1995

    (CA-94-1057-R)

    Decided:

    February 13, 1996

    Before MICHAEL and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior


    Circuit Judge.
    Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Ronald Jerry Sawyer, Petitioner Pro Se.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    See Local Rule 36(c).

    PER CURIAM:
    Ronald Jerry Sawyer filed this petition for a writ of mandamus
    seeking a court order to compel prison officials to provide him
    access to photocopying, a notary, legal materials, and the law
    library. Because Petitioner has not shown that he has a clear right
    to the relief sought and that the respondent has the clear duty to
    perform the particular act requested, we grant leave to proceed in
    forma pauperis and deny the petition for a writ of mandamus.
    Mallard v. United States Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 309 (1989). We
    further deny his motion requesting the same relief sought in his
    petition. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and
    legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before
    the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

    PETITION DENIED

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