UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-1957
In Re: LAWRENCE E. BOWLING,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CA-01-46-2)
Submitted: September 6, 2001 Decided: September 11, 2001
Before WIDENER, WILLIAMS, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Lawrence E. Bowling, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Lawrence E. Bowling petitions this court for a writ of
mandamus directing the district judge to disqualify himself and
proceed no further in No. CA-01-46-2, currently pending in the
Southern District of West Virginia. Mandamus is a drastic remedy
to be used only in extraordinary situations. Kerr v. United States
Dist. Court, 426 U.S. 394, 402 (1976). A judge’s involvement in
prior proceedings involving the petitioner ordinarily is not cause
for granting the writ. Liteky v. United States, 510 U.S. 540, 551
(1994); In re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 827 (4th Cir. 1987). Here, we
discern no grounds for granting the requested relief. We therefore
deny the petition. We dispense with oral argument because the
facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the mate-
rial before the court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
PETITION DENIED
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