Case Name: In re Charles PYNE, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-01-22
Citations: 507 F. App'x 275
Docket Number: No. 12-2525
Parties: In re Charles PYNE, Petitioner.
Judges: Before GREGORY, SHEDD, and KEENAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 507
Pages: 275–275

Head Matter:
In re Charles PYNE, Petitioner.
No. 12-2525.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Jan. 17, 2013.
Decided: Jan. 22, 2013.
Charles Pyne, Petitioner Pro Se.
Before GREGORY, SHEDD, and KEENAN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Petition denied by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Charles Pyne petitions for a writ of prohibition, seeking an order directing the district court to recuse itself from any further participation regarding his pending Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(4) motion. We conclude that Pyne is not entitled to relief.
A writ of prohibition is a drastic remedy that should be granted only where the petitioner's right to the requested relief is clear and indisputable. In re Vargas, 723 F.2d 1461, 1468 (10th Cir.1983). Further, a writ of prohibition should be granted only where the petitioner has no other adequate means of relief, In re Bankers Trust Co., 775 F.2d 545, 547 (3d Cir.1985), and may not be used as a substitute for appeal. In re Missouri, 664 F.2d 178, 180 (8th Cir.1981).
The relief sought by Pyne is not available by way of a writ of prohibition. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny the petition for a writ of prohibition. 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.