Case Name: In re: Dr. Simon BANKS, J.D., Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-05-18
Citations: 96 F. App'x 904
Docket Number: No. 04-1417
Parties: In re: Dr. Simon BANKS, J.D., Petitioner.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, MOTZ, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 96
Pages: 904–905

Head Matter:
In re: Dr. Simon BANKS, J.D., Petitioner.
No. 04-1417.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted May 13, 2004.
Decided May 18, 2004.
Dr. Simon Banks, J.D., Petitioner pro se.
Before WILKINSON, MOTZ, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Dr. Simon Banks, J.D., petitions this court for writ of mandamus seeking to compel the district court and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to stay proceedings. Mandamus is a drastic remedy to be used only in extraordinary circumstances. In re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 826 (4th Cir.1987) (citing Kerr v. United States Dist. Court, 426 U.S. 394, 402, 96 S.Ct. 2119, 48 L.Ed.2d 725 (1976)). It is available only when there are no other means by which the relief sought could be granted. Id. Mandamus may not be used as a substitute for appeal. In re Catawba Indian Tribe, 973 F.2d 1133, 1135 (4th Cir. 1992). The party seeking mandamus relief carries the heavy burden of showing that he has no other adequate means to attain the relief he desires and that his entitlement to such relief is clear and undisputable. Allied Chem. Corp. v. Daiflon, Inc., 449 U.S. 33, 35, 101 S.Ct. 188, 66 L.Ed.2d 193 (1980).
We find Banks has not shown he is entitled to the relief he seeks. Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. Insofar as the petition for writ of mandamus may have sought other forms of relief, we deny those requests. We also deny his motion for an injunction. 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.
PETITION DENIED