UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 13-1380
In re: ANTHONY FORD,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
Submitted: May 23, 2013 Decided: May 28, 2013
Before MOTZ and AGEE, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Anthony Ford, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Anthony Ford petitions this court for a writ of
mandamus seeking to compel the Commissioner of the Social
Security Administration * to perform her official duties related
to payment of Ford’s benefits, which were suspended during his
pretrial detention. We deny the petition.
The All Writs Act vests all statutorily created
courts, including this court, with authority to issue “all writs
necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective
jurisdictions.” 28 U.S.C. § 1651 (2006). In this case,
however, the district court for the District of Maryland has
original jurisdiction over Ford’s petition, and is therefore the
proper venue for adjudication of the petition. See 28 U.S.C.
§§ 1361, 1391 (2006). Nonetheless, we conclude that the
interest of justice does not require us to transfer the petition
to the District of Maryland. See Sorcia v. Holder, 643 F.3d
117, 122 (4th Cir.) (holding “that where we ha[ve] jurisdiction
but lack venue, we have inherent authority to transfer a case to
another [court] where both venue and jurisdiction exist” and
“that in the exercise of such inherent authority it is
appropriate . . . to consider whether the interest of justice
*
The Acting Commissioner is Carolyn Colvin.
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mandates transfer”) (internal quotation marks omitted), cert.
denied, 132 S. Ct. 776 (2011).
Accordingly, we grant Ford’s motion to proceed in
forma pauperis, deny his motions for release of funds to retain
private counsel, to appoint counsel, to expedite the hearing and
verdict, and for relief from judgment, and we deny the mandamus
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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