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David Potter, a North Carolina prisoner, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in federal court seeking to compel the district attorney and state superior court to act on his petition for post-conviction relief. The federal appeals court denied the petition, explaining that federal courts do not have jurisdiction to issue writs directing state courts and officials and can only issue extraordinary writs to protect their own jurisdiction. The court granted Potter in forma pauperis status but denied the peti
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