Hansen v. Long

Opinion by

Judge CRISWELL. *

Plaintiff, Richard Otto Hansen, an inmate in a federal prison in Colorado, appeals from the district court judgment dismissing his complaint seeking mandamus relief against defendant, K. Long, a federal prison official, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

In January 2006, plaintiff filed a complaint, which he designated as an "application for a writ of mandamus," against defendant, who, he alleged, was a notary public at the federal prison where he was incarcerated and who was responsible for providing prisoners with notary services to authenticate…