UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-1156
In Re: ELIZABETH MARIE RUSHING FLOYD,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (MISC-00-7)
Submitted: April 20, 2001 Decided: May 8, 2001
Before LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Elizabeth Marie Rushing Floyd, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Elizabeth Marie Rushing Floyd petitions for a writ of manda-
mus, attacking her conviction and sentence for her involvement in
a money laundering scheme and requesting an order to correct court
records regarding an account involving the laundered funds. A writ
of mandamus is a drastic remedy and should be granted only in those
extraordinary situations when no other remedy is available. See In
re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 826 (4th Cir. 1987). Mandamus may not be
used as a substitute for appeal. In re United Steelworkers, 595
F.2d 958, 960 (4th Cir. 1979). We find extraordinary circumstances
lacking, and conclude that the petition is an attempt to raise
issues that are more properly addressed on direct appeal. Accord-
ingly, we deny the petition and Floyd’s motion for default judg-
ment. 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
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