Case Name: In re: Craig O. COPLEY, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-06-16
Citations: 133 F. App'x 918
Docket Number: No. 05-6355
Parties: In re: Craig O. COPLEY, Petitioner.
Judges: Before NIEMEYER and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 133
Pages: 918–919

Head Matter:
In re: Craig O. COPLEY, Petitioner.
No. 05-6355.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: June 9, 2005.
Decided: June 16, 2005.
Craig O. Copley, Petitioner pro se.
Before NIEMEYER and DUNCAN, 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Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Craig O. Copley petitions for writ of mandamus seeking conditional release or discharge from his civil commitment. However, Copley's appeal of the district court's order revoking his conditional release is currently pending on appeal. Mandamus may not be used as a substitute for appeal, see In re United Steelworkers, 595 F.2d 958, 960 (4th Cir.1979), and Copley may raise all claims of error in his pending case. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny Copley's petition. 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