Case Name: In re Robert R. DAVIES, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-10-05
Citations: 616 F. App'x 55
Docket Number: No. 15-2936
Parties: In re Robert R. DAVIES, Petitioner.
Judges: Before: FUENTES, KRAUSE and SCIRICA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 616
Pages: 55–56

Head Matter:
In re Robert R. DAVIES, Petitioner.
No. 15-2936.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R.App. P. Oct. 2, 2015.
Filed: Oct. 5, 2015.
Robert R. Davies, Conneaut, OH, pro se.
Before: FUENTES, KRAUSE and SCIRICA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
OPINION
PER CURIAM.
Petitioner Robert Davies, a federal prisoner, filed this petition for a writ of mandamus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1651, seeking an order directing the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to rule on a motion to vacate his sentence which was filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, on July 2, 2015. For the following reasons, we will deny the petition.
Our jurisdiction derives from 28 U.S.C. § 1651, which grants us the power to "issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of (our) . jurisdiction and agreeable to the usages and principles of law." A writ of mandamus is an extreme 'remedy that is invoked only in extraordinary situations. See Kerr v. U.S. Dist. Court, 426 U.S. 394, 402, 96 S.Ct. 2119, 48 L.Ed.2d 725 (1976). To justify the use of this extraordinary remedy, a petitioner must show both a clear and indisputable right to the writ and that he has no other adequate means to obtain the relief desired. See Haines v. Liggett Group Inc., 975 F.2d 81, 89 (3d Cir.1992).
An appellate court may issue a writ of mandamus on the ground that undue delay is tantamount to a failure to exercise jurisdiction, Madden v. Myers, 102 F.3d 74, 79 (3d Cir.1996), but the manner in which a court controls its docket is discretionary, In re Fine Paper Antitrust Litigation, 685 F.2d 810, 817 (3d Cir.1982). Davies' § 2255 motion was filed approximately three months ago. We do not hesitate to conclude that, with respect to his motion, this period of time does not rise to, the level of undue delay and does not warrant our intervention. To the extent Davies is requesting that this Court order the District Court to grant his § 2255 motion and vacate his conviction, he is not entitled to the requested relief. Mandamus "should not be issued where relief can be obtained through an ordinary appeal." In re Chambers Dev. Co., 148 F.3d 214, 223 (3d Cir.1998) (quoting Hahnemann Univ. Hosp. v. Edgar, 74 F.3d 456, 462 (3d Cir.1996)). Thus, we conclude that there is no basis here for an extraordinary remedy.
For the foregoing reasons, we will deny the petition for a writ of mandamus.
This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent.