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Parties Involved:
Anirudh Lakhan Sukhu
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-1903

In Re: ANIRUDH LAKHAN SUKHU,

Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.

(1:08-cr-00557-WDQ-1; 1:15-cv-00720-WDQ; 

1:15-cv-00730-WDQ; 1:15-cv-00732-WDQ)

Submitted: December 17, 2015 Decided: January 11, 2016

Before SHEDD, AGEE, and KEENAN, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Anirudh Lakhan Sukhu, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Anirudh Lakhan Sukhu petitions for a writ of mandamus 

seeking an order directing the district court to correct his 

sentence by removing a sentencing enhancement We conclude that 

Sukhu 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). Mandamus relief is available only when 

there are no other means by which the relief sought could be 

granted, In re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 826 (4th Cir. 1987), and 

should not be used as a substitute for appeal. In re Lockheed 

Martin Corp., 503 F.3d 351, 353 (4th Cir. 2007). 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).

The relief sought by Sukhu 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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