Case Name: IN RE: Franklin Charles SMITH, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-08-30
Citations: 655 F. App'x 979
Docket Number: No. 16-1470
Parties: IN RE: Franklin Charles SMITH, Petitioner.
Judges: Before MOTZ and AGEE, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 655
Pages: 979–980

Head Matter:
IN RE: Franklin Charles SMITH, Petitioner.
No. 16-1470
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: August 10, 2016
Decided: August 30, 2016
Franklin Charles Smith, Petitioner Pro Se.
Before MOTZ and AGEE, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion:
Petitions denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Franklin Charles Smith has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus and a supplemental petition for a writ of mandamus seeking an order compelling the lifting of an extradition order and his release from custody. We conclude that Smith is not entitled to mandamus relief.
Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy and 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). The relief sought by Smith is not available by way of mandamus.
Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny the petitions for writs 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.
PETITIONS DENIED