HEMPHILL, Chief Judge.
Petitioner, Jesse L. Hayes, alleging he is a pauper, addressed a "Petition for a Writ of Mandamus" to the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, who, treating the petition as one for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2241(b), transferred the matter to this Court for appropriate action.
The relevant portion of the petition alleges as follows:
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