Case Name: In re: Restoney ROBINSON, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-12-13
Citations: 114 F. App'x 590
Docket Number: No. 04-7072
Parties: In re: Restoney ROBINSON, Petitioner.
Judges: Before LUTTIG and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 114
Pages: 590–591

Head Matter:
In re: Restoney ROBINSON, Petitioner.
No. 04-7072.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 5, 2004.
Decided Dec. 13, 2004.
Restoney Robinson, Petitioner pro se.
Before LUTTIG and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Restoney Robinson petitions for writ of mandamus, evidently challenging the enforcement of a prefiling injunction. Mandamus relief is available only when the petitioner has a clear right to the relief sought and there are no other means by which the relief sought could be granted. In re First Fed. Saw. & Loan Ass'n, 860 F.2d 135, 138 (4th Cir.1988); In re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 826 (4th Cir.1987). Further, mandamus is a drastic remedy and should be used only in extraordinary circumstances. See Kerr v. United States Dist. Court, 426 U.S. 394, 402, 96 S.Ct. 2119, 48 L.Ed.2d 725 (1976); Beard, 811 F.2d at 826. Mandamus may not be used as a substitute for appeal. See In re United Steelworkers, 595 F.2d 958, 960 (4th Cir.1979). The relief sought by Robinson is not available by way of mandamus. Accordingly, 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