Case Name: In Re: Felix ORIAKHI, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-03-19
Citations: 318 F. App'x 219
Docket Number: No. 08-2322
Parties: In Re: Felix ORIAKHI, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 318
Pages: 219–220

Head Matter:
In Re: Felix ORIAKHI, Petitioner.
No. 08-2322.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: March 17, 2009.
Decided: March 19, 2009.
Felix Oriakhi, Petitioner Pro Se.
Before TRAXLER, KING, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Felix Oriakhi petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order directing the district court to release him. We conclude that Oriakhi is not entitled to mandamus relief.
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). Further, mandamus is a drastic remedy and should only be used in extraordinary circumstances. Kerr v. United States Dist. Court, 426 U.S. 394, 402, 96 S.Ct. 2119, 48 L.Ed.2d 725 (1976); In re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 826 (4th Cir.1987).
The relief sought by Oriakhi is not available by way of mandamus. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in for-ma 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 the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.