Case Name: IN RE: Charles Jerome ADAMS, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-11-21
Citations: 670 F. App'x 774
Docket Number: No. 16-1581
Parties: IN RE: Charles Jerome ADAMS, Petitioner.
Judges: Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and MOTZ and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 670
Pages: 774–774

Head Matter:
IN RE: Charles Jerome ADAMS, Petitioner.
No. 16-1581
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: November 17, 2016
Decided: November 21, 2016
Charles Jerome Adams, Petitioner Pro Se.
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and MOTZ and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Charles Jerome Adams petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order directing the district court to resentence him. We conclude that Adams 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 Adams 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 bonten-tions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED