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Parties Involved:
Darryl Devon Gaston
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-1060

In re: DARRYL DEVON GASTON,

Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.

(1:06-cr-00310-JAB-1; 1:14-cv-01051-JAB-JLW;

1:11-cv-00728-JAB-JLW)

Submitted: May 21, 2015 Decided: May 26, 2015

Before MOTZ, KING, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Darryl Devon Gaston, Petitioner Pro Se. 

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Darryl Devon Gaston petitions for a writ of mandamus 

seeking an order directing the district court to not construe 

his “motion to amend and expand the record” as a successive 28 

U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion. We conclude that Gaston 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. 

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 Gaston is not available by way of 

mandamus. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in 

forma pauperis, we deny Gaston’s petition for writ of mandamus

and his supplemental 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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