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In re: Tyrone HURT, Plaintiff—Appellant.
    No. 09-1448.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
    Submitted: July 21, 2009.
    Decided: Aug. 14, 2009.
    Tyrone Hurt, Petitioner Pro Se.
    Before NIEMEYER and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
   Petition denied by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Tyrone Hurt petitions for a writ of mandamus, seeking an order directing the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia “to rule or discharge on several civil action complaints pending [sic].” He identified none of those actions or complaints. Mandamus is a drastic remedy to be used only in extraordinary circumstances. Kerr v. United States Dist. Court, 426 U.S. 394, 402, 96 S.Ct. 2119, 48 L.Ed.2d 725 (1976). 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). A mandamus petitioner must show that he has a clear right to the relief sought, that the respondent has a clear duty to perform the particular act requested, and that the plaintiff has no other adequate remedy. Id.

We find that Hurt has not made the required showing. Accordingly, while we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny the petition for a writ of mandamus. The motion to send Hurt all final orders and opinions from this court is denied. 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.