UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-1818
In Re: TARA CHAND SINGHAL,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
(1:12-cv-00708-CMH-JFA)
Submitted: December 6, 2016 Decided: December 21, 2016
Before WILKINSON and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Tara Chand Singhal, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Tara Chand Singhal filed a petition for a writ of mandamus,
seeking: (1) an order voiding the district court’s order
granting the Defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint in this
action; and (2) transfer of the action to a different district
court judge. We deny the petition.
Mandamus is a drastic remedy that should be used only in
extraordinary circumstances. Kerr v. U.S. Dist. Court, 426 U.S.
394, 402 (1976); United States v. Moussaoui, 333 F.3d 509,
516-17 (4th Cir. 2003). Relief is available only when the
petitioner has demonstrated a clear right to the relief sought.
In re First Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass’n, 860 F.2d 135, 138 (4th Cir.
1988). Mandamus may not be used as a substitute for appeal. In
re Lockheed Martin Corp., 503 F.3d 351, 353 (4th Cir. 2007).
Because Singhal has not made the requisite showing, we deny
the mandamus petition. We dispense with oral argument because
the facts and legal arguments are adequately presented in the
materials before this court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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