Case Name: In re: Gary Buterra WILLIAMS, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-05-30
Citations: 473 F. App'x 332
Docket Number: No. 12-1237
Parties: In re: Gary Buterra WILLIAMS, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 473
Pages: 332–332

Head Matter:
In re: Gary Buterra WILLIAMS, Petitioner.
No. 12-1237.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: May 24, 2012.
Decided: May 30, 2012.
Gary Buterra Williams, Petitioner Pro Se.
Before MOTZ and DAVIS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Gary Buterra Williams petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order compelling the district court to reopen his closed criminal case to hold an evidentiary hearing and transfer him into federal custody. We conclude that Williams is not entitled to mandamus relief.
Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy and should be used only in extraordinary circumstances. Kerr v. United States 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).
The relief sought by Williams 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 the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED.