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Parties Involved:
Janice Wolk Grenadier
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-2574

In Re: JANICE WOLK GRENADIER,

Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.

(1:14-cv-00827-LMB-TCB)

Submitted: July 15, 2016 Decided: July 26, 2016

Before WILKINSON and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior 

Circuit Judge.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Janice Wolk Grenadier, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Janice Wolk Grenadier petitions for a writ of mandamus 

seeking an order requiring the district court judge to recuse 

herself. We conclude that Grenadier 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. 

In re First Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass’n, 860 F.2d 135, 138 (4th Cir. 

1988).

Because Grenadier essentially seeks to reopen her case, the 

relief sought is not available by way of mandamus. 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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