Case Name: IN RE: Shani Nurani Shiekh ABRAR, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-07-25
Citations: 667 F. App'x 400
Docket Number: No. 16-1355
Parties: IN RE: Shani Nurani Shiekh ABRAR, Petitioner.
Judges: Before SHEDD, AGEE, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 667
Pages: 400–401

Head Matter:
IN RE: Shani Nurani Shiekh ABRAR, Petitioner.
No. 16-1355
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: July 21, 2016
Decided: July 25, 2016
Shani Nurani Shiekh Abrar, Petitioner Pro Se.
Before SHEDD, AGEE, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Shani Nurani Shiekh Abrar petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order compelling the district court to appoint him counsel to assist Abrar in filing a habeas motion. Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy ancl should be used only in extraordinary circumstances. Kerr v. U.S. 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). Abrar has not established that he has a clear right to appointment of counsel, or that extraordinary circumstances exist jus tifying mandamus relief. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny Abrar's petition and supplemental petition for a 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