UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 95-8105
In Re: RICHARD L. BAST,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CA-95-531-A)
Submitted: February 7, 1996 Decided: February 29, 1996
Before MURNAGHAN and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Richard L. Bast, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Richard L. Bast filed this petition for a writ of mandamus
asking the court to rescind the district court's order imposing
sanctions against him. However, mandamus is not a substitute for
appeal. In re United Steelworkers, 595 F.2d 958, 960 (4th Cir.
1979). Because Bast may challenge the sanction order by way of an
appeal, we deny the petition for a writ of mandamus. We dispense
with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before the court an argument
would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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