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Parties Involved:
Daniel Johnson Willis
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-1788

In re: DANIEL J. WILLIS,

 Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.

(4:15-mc-00001-H)

Submitted: October 20, 2015 Decided: October 22, 2015

Before MOTZ, KEENAN, 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Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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. 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 argues 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 and grant Willis’s motions for leave to file a petition 

for writ of mandamus, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus

and amended petition. 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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