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category: "Law Enforcement & Legal"
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tags:
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- Person
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- PROMIS
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- Lawyer
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summary: "U.S. Attorney named in a Writ of Mandamus for refusing to investigate corruption in Mariposa County tied to the Queen's Accident case."
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updated: 2026-10-15
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[[David F. Levi]] was [[United States Attorney|United States Attorney]] for the [[Eastern District of California]] from 1986 to 1990, after serving as an assistant United States attorney in the same district from 1983 to 1986, and became a federal district judge in 1990.[^1] He was named in a Writ of Mandamus filed by [[Ben Wagner]] for refusing to investigate corruption in Mariposa County.[^2]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, entry for David F. Levi (service as assistant U.S. attorney, E.D. Cal., 1983 to 1986; U.S. attorney, E.D. Cal., 1986 to 1990; judge from October 1, 1990; nominated by George H.W. Bush August 3, 1990; resigned June 30, 2007; chief judge 2003 to 2007; dean of Duke Law 2007 to 2018). https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/levi-david-f
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[^2]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
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