UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 10-2103
In Re: BARBARA MICHELLE BUSH,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (8:10-cv-02191-AW)
Submitted: March 18, 2011 Decided: April 11, 2011
Before NIEMEYER and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Barbara Michelle Bush, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Barbara Michelle Bush has filed a petition for writ of
mandamus pertaining to a civil action. She seeks recusal of the
district court judge assigned to the action and review of the
order remanding that action to state court.
Mandamus is a drastic remedy and should be used only
in extraordinary circumstances. Kerr v. U.S. Dist. Court, 426
U.S. 394, 402 (1976); In re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 826 (4th Cir.
1987). Mandamus relief is available only where there is no
other available remedy. In re Braxton, 258 F.3d 250, 261 (4th
Cir. 2001). Because Bush had other means of pursuing the relief
she seeks, mandamus relief is not available.
Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in
forma pauperis, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. 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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