Case Name: In re Janison VEAL, a/k/a Jason, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-01-22
Citations: 505 F. App'x 260
Docket Number: No. 12-2419
Parties: In re Janison VEAL, a/k/a Jason, Petitioner.
Judges: Before GREGORY, SHEDD, and KEENAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 505
Pages: 260–261

Head Matter:
In re Janison VEAL, a/k/a Jason, Petitioner.
No. 12-2419.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Jan. 17, 2013.
Decided: Jan. 22, 2013.
Janison Veal, 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Petition denied by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Janison Veal petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order compelling the district court to append its findings of fact from Veal's first resentencing to the pre-sentence report provided to the Bureau of Prisons. We conclude that Veal 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). Mandamus may not be used as a substitute for appeal. In re Lockheed Martin Corp., 508 F.3d 351, 353 (4th Cir. 2007).
The relief sought by Veal 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 this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED.