White v. Ward

This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying Rickey White’s “petition for writ of mandamus pursuant to Rule 28 U.S.C.S. § 1651” in which Mr. White sought a mandamus to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to rule on his pending state habeas matter. The district court dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

Although it appeal’s from the district court docket sheet that the notice of appeal was filed January 16, 1998, more than 30 days after entry of thé district court order on December 10, 1997, Mr. White attached to his brief a copy of this court’s…