UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 12-1815
In re: TARIQ LIYUEN ADEVEMI BELT,
Petitioner.
On Petition for a Writ of Mandamus.
(1:03-cr-00376-WDQ-1; 8:10-cv-02921-PJM)
Submitted: November 20, 2012 Decided: November 26, 2012
Before TRAXLER, Chief Judge, and SHEDD and FLOYD, Circuit
Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Tariq Liyuen Adevemi Belt, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Tariq Liyuen Adevemi Belt petitions for a writ of
mandamus complaining of various wrongs committed by the district
court and his former attorney in his criminal case and his post-
conviction proceedings. He requests $19 million in compensation
and that his petition and all documents and opinions relating to
his cases be sealed and not released to the public through the
internet or otherwise. We conclude that Belt is not entitled to
mandamus relief.
Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy and should be used
only in extraordinary circumstances. Kerr v. United States
Dist. Court, 426 U.S. 394, 402 (1976); United States v.
Moussaoui, 333 F.3d 509, 516-17 (4th Cir. 2003). Mandamus may
not be used as a substitute for appeal. In re Lockheed Martin
Corp., 503 F.3d 351, 353 (4th Cir. 2007). Additionally, 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).
The relief sought by Belt is not available by way of
mandamus. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in
forma pauperis, we deny his motion to seal documents and deny
the petition for writ of mandamus. We dispense with oral
argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately
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presented in the materials before the court and argument would
not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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