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Parties Involved:
Keith Douglas Robinson
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 10-1367

In Re: KEITH DOUGLAS ROBINSON,

Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. 

(5:08-cv-00068-GCM)

Submitted: June 24, 2010 Decided: June 29, 2010

Before DUNCAN, AGEE, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Keith Douglas Robinson, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Keith Douglas Robinson petitions for a writ of 

mandamus seeking to challenge this court’s decision in 

Robinson v. Jackson, No. 08-7943 (4th Cir. Mar. 9, 2009) 

(unpublished). Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy and should 

be used only in extraordinary circumstances. Kerr v. United 

States 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 and there are no adequate means 

to obtain that relief. In re Braxton, 258 F.3d 250, 261 (4th 

Cir. 2001). 

Because mandamus is not the proper remedy for 

challenging a prior decision of this court, we deny the 

petition. 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

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