Third Circuit disposition — 073103np-pdf

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AMENDED HLD-148 (August 2007) NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
NO. 07-3103
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IN RE: DWIGHT WILLIAMS,
Petitioner
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On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the
United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
(Related to E.D. Pa. Crim. No. 05-cr-00576)
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Submitted Under Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
August 24, 2007
Before: SCIRICA, Chief Judge, WEIS and GARTH, Circuit Judges
(Filed September 27, 2007)
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OPINION
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PER CURIAM.
It appears that Dwight Williams was arrested in September 2005, and since
that time has been detained while awaiting trial on drug charges. Williams claims that on
May 15, 2007, he filed a pro se motion pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3162, seeking to challenge
the legality of his incarceration. Williams seeks a writ of mandamus directing the District
Court to rule on the motion. Importantly, however, the District Court docket contains no

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We also deny Williams’ motion for appointment of counsel. To the extent1
that Williams seeks information about court-appointed representation in his criminal
proceedings, his inquiries should be directed to the District Court.
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entry of a pro se filing by Williams in May 2007. We cannot, of course, direct
adjudication of a motion which has not been filed. Accordingly, we will deny the
mandamus petition.1

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