UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-514
In Re: JEFFREY MAURICE YOUNG-BEY,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CR-95-148)
Submitted: March 17, 1998 Decided: March 30, 1998
Before WIDENER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and HALL, Senior Cir-
cuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jeffrey Maurice Young-Bey, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Jeffrey M. Young-Bey has filed a petition for a writ of
mandamus from this court seeking an order compelling the district
court to: (1) accept his motion filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. §
2255 (West 1994 & Supp. 1997), without requiring him to pay any
filing fees or to proceed in forma pauperis; and (2) determine
whether his § 2255 motion requires an answer from the Respondent
and, if so, issue a show cause order.
Mandamus is a drastic remedy to be used in extraordinary
circumstances, and courts are extremely reluctant to grant a writ
of mandamus. See In re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 826-27 (4th Cir. 1987).
A petitioner must show that he has a clear right to the relief
sought, the respondent has a clear duty to perform the act re-
quested by petitioner, and there is no other adequate remedy
available. See In re First Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 860 F.2d 135,
138 (4th Cir. 1988). Young-Bey has not made such a showing, because
he can request the desired relief in district court and appeal an
unsatisfactory decision to this court.
Accordingly, we grant in forma pauperis status and deny Young-
Bey's petition for mandamus relief. 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 deci-
sional process.
PETITION DENIED
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