Case Name: In re: Stanley Lorenzo WILLIAMS, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-11-29
Citations: 490 F. App'x 599
Docket Number: No. 12-1964
Parties: In re: Stanley Lorenzo WILLIAMS, Petitioner.
Judges: Before KING, GREGORY, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 490
Pages: 599–600

Head Matter:
In re: Stanley Lorenzo WILLIAMS, Petitioner.
No. 12-1964.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Nov. 20, 2012.
Decided: Nov. 29, 2012.
Stanley Lorenzo Williams, Petitioner Pro Se.
Before KING, GREGORY, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Petition denied by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Stanley Lorenzo Williams petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order for a transcript of a state court hearing. We conclude that Williams is not entitled to mandamus relief.
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, 96 S.Ct. 2119, 48 L.Ed.2d 725 (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).
The relief sought by Williams is not available by way of mandamus. Accordingly, although we grant Williams leave to proceed in forma pauperis and grant his motion to amend, 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.