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Parties Involved:
Daniel Johnson Willis
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-1534

In re: DANIEL J. WILLIS,

 Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus

(4:15-mc-00007-H)

Submitted: September 13, 2016 Decided: September 16, 2016

Before TRAXLER, AGEE, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Daniel Johnson Willis, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Daniel J. Willis petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking 

an order directing the district court to act on his motion to 

file a new civil action and seeking to invalidate the prefiling 

injunctions. We conclude that Willis is not entitled to 

mandamus relief. Mandamus relief 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, which Willis has not demonstrated. In re First 

Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass’n, 860 F.2d 135, 138 (4th Cir. 1988). To 

the extent Willis alleges delay, we find the present record does 

not reveal undue delay in the district court. 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 this court and argument would 

not aid the decisional process.

PETITION DENIED

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