Ex parte William Keith Robey.

William Keith Robey petitioned this Court for a writ of mandamus to order Judge Alfred Bahakel, Jefferson Circuit Court, to grant Robey’s application for in forma pauperis (“IFP”) status1 and to waive prepayment of the filing fee for a Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., petition seeking postconviction relief. This Court today denies Robey’s petition. For the reasons stated below, I dissent.

I. Facts and Procedural History

On June 13, 2013, Robey filed his fourth Rule 32 petition accompanied by an application for IFP status. Attached to the application was a report of the activity in Robey’s inmate…