The opinion
UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 15-1342
In Re: BOBBY JAMES BROWN,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
(1:00-cr-00100-JFM-1)
Submitted: November 13, 2015 Decided: November 18, 2015
Before WILKINSON, KING, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Bobby James Brown, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
After the district court denied Bobby James Brown’s motion
challenging his criminal convictions and sentence, Brown filed a
petition for mandamus in this court, asking that we address the
merits of the motion. We conclude that Brown is not entitled to
the relief sought. Mandamus is a drastic remedy and should be
used only in extraordinary circumstances. Kerr v. U.S. Dist.
Court, 426 U.S. 394, 402 (1976); United States v. Moussaoui, 333
F.3d 509, 516-17 (4th Cir. 2003). Further, mandamus relief is
available only when the petitioner has a clear right to the
relief sought, In re First Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass’n, 860 F.2d 135,
138 (4th Cir. 1988), and may not be used as a substitute for
appeal, In re Lockheed Martin Corp., 502 F.3d 351, 353 (4th Cir.
2007). Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma
pauperis, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. We
dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal
contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the
court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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