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Parties Involved:
Dwight Lamar Spears
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 10-1109

In Re: DWIGHT LAMAR SPEARS,

Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Prohibition. (7:08-cr-00112-HFF-3)

Submitted: April 29, 2010 Decided: May 3, 2010

Before MOTZ and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior 

Circuit Judge.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Dwight Lamar Spears, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Dwight Spears, a federal prisoner incarcerated in 

South Carolina, petitions for writ of prohibition. He seeks 

this court to prohibit the district court from further 

proceedings in his criminal action. We deny the petition.

A writ of prohibition will not issue unless it 

“clearly appears that the inferior court is about to exceed its 

jurisdiction.” Smith v. Whitney, 116 U.S. 167, 176 (1886). A 

writ of prohibition or mandamus is a drastic remedy which should 

be granted only where the petitioner’s right to the requested 

relief is clear and indisputable. In re Vargas, 723 F.2d 1461, 

1468 (10th Cir. 1983); In re Missouri, 664 F.2d 178, 180 (8th 

Cir. 1981). Further, a writ of prohibition should be granted 

only where the petitioner has no other adequate means of relief.

In re Banker’s Trust Co., 775 F.2d 545, 547 (3d Cir. 1985).

Here, we find that Spears has not established that he 

has a clear right to the relief he seeks. Accordingly, although 

we grant Spears’ motion to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny 

the petition.

PETITION DENIED

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