Case Name: In re Edgar SEARCY, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-10-01
Citations: 618 F. App'x 171
Docket Number: No. 15-1841
Parties: In re Edgar SEARCY, Petitioner.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, KING, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 618
Pages: 171–172

Head Matter:
In re Edgar SEARCY, Petitioner.
No. 15-1841.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Sept. 29, 2015.
Decided: Oct. 1, 2015.
Edgar Searcy, Petitioner Pro Se.
Before WILKINSON, KING, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Petition denied by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Edgar Searcy petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking to challenge civil commitments under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 1976 ("the Adam Walsh Act"), 18 U.S.C. § 4247-4248 (2012). We conclude that Searcy is not entitled to mandamus relief.
"Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy, to be invoked only in extraordinary circumstances." United States v. Moussaoui, 383 F.3d 509, 516-17 (4th Cir.2003) (internal quotation marks omitted). Further, mandamus relief is available only when the petitioner has a clear right to the relief sought. In re Braxton, 258 F.3d 250, 261 (4th Cir.2001). Mandamus "may not be used as a substitute for appeal." In re Lockheed Martin Corp., 503 F.3d 351, 353 (4th Cir.2007).
The relief sought by Searcy is not available by way of mandamus. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in for-ma 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.