UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 07-6723
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
WILLIE SWANN,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. J. Frederick Motz, District Judge.
(1:90-cr-00166-JFM)
Submitted: March 14, 2008 Decided: March 31, 2008
Before NIEMEYER and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Willie Swann, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Willie Swann appeals the district court’s order denying
his request for mandamus relief. 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).
Further, mandamus is a drastic remedy and should be used only in
extraordinary circumstances. Kerr v. United States Dist. Court,
426 U.S. 394, 402 (1976); In re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 826 (4th Cir.
1987). Our review discloses no error in the district court’s
decision denying Swann’s request for mandamus relief. Accordingly,
we affirm the district court’s order. United States v. Swann, No.
1:90-cr-00166-JFM (D. Md. Apr. 24, 2007). 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.
AFFIRMED
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