UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-6941
In Re: COURTNEY SOLOMON MCKENZIE,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CA-01-184)
Submitted: October 18, 2001 Decided: October 26, 2001
Before MOTZ and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Courtney Solomon McKenzie, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Courtney Solomon McKenzie petitions this court for a writ of
mandamus. We find that mandamus relief is not warranted. Mandamus
is a drastic remedy, only to be granted in extraordinary circum-
stances. In re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 826 (4th Cir. 1987). The party
seeking mandamus relief has the heavy burden of showing that he has
no other adequate avenues of relief and that his right to the
relief sought is clear and indisputable. Mallard v. United States
Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 309 (1989). Because there are other
adequate means to attain relief and because McKenzie has failed to
support his claim, his right to mandamus relief is not clear and
indisputable. See United States ex rel. Rahman v. Oncology Assocs.
P.C., 198 F.3d 502, 511 (4th Cir. 1999). Accordingly, although we
grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny the 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
2