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832 F.2d 141
11th Cir.
1987
PER CURIAM:

Rolando Otero filed a complaint seeking the issuance of a writ of mandamus to compel defendants to investigate and prosecute a former Florida State Attorney. The district court properly dismissed the complaint with prejudice for two reasons.

First, a private citizen has no judicially cognizable interest in the prosecution or non-prosecution of another. Linda R.S. v. Richard D., 410 U.S. 614, 619, 93 S.Ct. 1146, 1149, 35 L.Ed.2d 536 (1973).

Second, prosecutorial discretion may not be controlled by a writ of mandamus. Powell v. Katzenbach, 359 F.2d 234 (D.C.Cir.1965), cer t. denied, 384 U.S. 906, 86 S.Ct. 1341, 16 L.Ed.2d 359 (1966).

AFFIRMED.

Case Details

Case Name: Rolando Otero v. United States Attorney General, State of Florida, Richard Gerstein
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date Published: Nov 13, 1987
Citations: 832 F.2d 141; 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 15022; 87-5291
Docket Number: 87-5291
Court Abbreviation: 11th Cir.
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