In Re: Rodriguez v. ( 2008 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 08-1444
In Re: ISIDORO RODRIGUEZ,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
Submitted: April 23, 2008 Decided: April 25, 2008
Before MOTZ, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Isidoro Rodriguez, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Isidoro Rodriguez petitions for writ of mandamus pursuant to
the Crime Victims’ Rights Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3771. He asserts that
he is entitled to mandamus relief because of the “summary dismissal
below . . . of his action filed in the United States District for
the District of Columbia . . . pursuant to RICO, the Federal Tort
Claims Act, the Virginia Tort Claims Act, and Virginia Business
Conspiracy Act.” Petitioner also claims that he is entitled to
relief because of the denial of his request to the Federal Courts
of Appeal and the Tax Court to grant him a hearing to “challenge
the void order of the Virginia State Bar.”
Petitioner’s request for mandamus relief is denied.
Petitioner was not entitled to the protections of 18 U.S.C. § 3771in his district court proceedings which were civil in nature, and
in his attempts to challenge the decision of the Virginia State
Disciplinary Board. See 18 U.S.C. § 3771(d)(3).
Finding no application of 18 U.S.C. § 3771 to these
proceedings, we deny the petition.
PETITION DENIED
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