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Parties Involved:
John Roosevelt Baccus
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 10-1097

In Re: JOHN ROOSEVELT BACCUS,

Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.

Submitted: May 20, 2010 Decided: May 26, 2010

Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

John Roosevelt Baccus, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

John Roosevelt Baccus petitions for a writ of mandamus 

seeking an order directing the South Carolina Unified Judicial 

System and South Carolina Department of Corrections managers to 

cease interfering with his receipt of legal mail. He also 

challenges his state conviction. We conclude that Baccus is not 

entitled to mandamus relief.

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). Further, 

mandamus is a drastic remedy and should only be used in 

extraordinary circumstances. Kerr v. United States Dist. Court, 

426 U.S. 394, 402 (1976); In re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 826 (4th 

Cir. 1987).

The relief sought by Baccus is not available by way of 

mandamus because there are other remedies available. 

Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma 

pauperis, we deny Baccus’s motion for appointment of counsel and 

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 the court and argument would 

not aid the decisional process.

PETITION DENIED

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