UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-1492
In re: DAVID HILL,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
Submitted: September 22, 2020 Decided: September 24, 2020
Before NIEMEYER, KEENAN, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
David Hill, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
David Hill petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order directing the district
court to vacate its March 21, 2000, order compelling Hill to provide a DNA sample. We
conclude that Hill is not entitled to mandamus relief.
Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy and should be used only in extraordinary
circumstances. Cheney v. U.S. Dist. Ct., 542 U.S. 367, 380 (2004); In re Murphy-Brown,
LLC, 907 F.3d 788, 795 (4th Cir. 2018). Further, mandamus relief is available only when
the petitioner has a clear right to the relief sought. Murphy-Brown, 907 F.3d at 795. The
mandamus petitioner must also demonstrate that he has “no other adequate means to attain
the relief he desires[.]” Allied Chem. Corp. v. Daiflon, Inc., 449 U.S. 33, 35 (1980).
Hill does not satisfy any of these requirements, particularly in terms of failing to
demonstrate a clear and indisputable right to the relief he seeks. Accordingly, although we
grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus as
supplemented. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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