Opinion
Case No. 12-C-1236
02-27-2013
STATE EX REL. DONOVAN L. CADOGAN, Petitioner, v. GRACE ROBERTS, GARY HAMBLIN, Respondents.
DECISION AND ORDER
The petitioner, Donovan L. Cadogan, requests a writ of mandamus ordering the respondents to cease charging the $100.00 sex offender registration fee, and to refund any and all such funds previously collected, pursuant to Judge Griesbach's decision in Doe v. Raemisch, — F. Supp. 2d —, 2012 WL 3775962 (E.D. Wis. Aug. 28, 2012). Federal district courts do not have the authority to issue writs of mandamus directing state officials in the performance of their duties. Church of Scientology of Georgia, Inc. v. City of Sandy Springs, Ga., 843 F. Supp. 2d 1328, 1380 (N.D. Ga. 2012); Harris v. Dep't of Corrections, 426 F. Supp. 350, 351-52 (W.D. Okla. 1977).
Therefore, Cadogan's motion to proceed in forma pauperis [ECF No. 3] is GRANTED, but this matter is DISMISSED for want of jurisdiction.
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this 27th day of February, 2013.
BY THE COURT:
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HON. RUDOLPH T. RANDA
U.S. District Judge