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Parties Involved:
Alecia Y. Farley
Petitioner
Marvin A. Farley
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-1635

In re: ALECIA Y. FARLEY; MARVIN A. FARLEY,

Petitioners.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.

 (3:14-cv-00568-JRS)

Submitted: July 21, 2015 Decided: July 23, 2015

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

Circuit Judge.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Alecia Y. Farley; Marvin A. Farley, Petitioners Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Alecia Y. Farley and Marvin A. Farley petition for a writ of 

mandamus seeking an order vacating various orders of the district 

court in their civil case. We conclude that the Farleys are 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). Mandamus may not be used as a substitute for appeal. In 

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

The relief sought by the Farleys are 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

 * We note that the Farleys have filed a timely notice of 

appeal of the district court’s final order. 

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