Case Name: IN RE: Janice Wolk GRENADIER, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-07-26
Citations: 667 F. App'x 405
Docket Number: No. 15-2574
Parties: IN RE: Janice Wolk GRENADIER, Petitioner.
Judges: Before WILKINSON and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 667
Pages: 405–406

Head Matter:
IN RE: Janice Wolk GRENADIER, Petitioner.
No. 15-2574
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: July 15, 2016
Decided: July 26, 2016
Janice Wolk Grenadier, Petitioner Pro Se.
Before WILKINSON and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Janice Wolk Grenadier petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order requiring the district court judge to recuse herself. We conclude that Grenadier 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, 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).
Because Grenadier essentially seeks to reopen her case, the relief sought is 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