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IN RE: Phillip O'BRIANT, Petitioner.
Phillip O'Briant petitions for a writ of mandamus, contending the district court erroneously dismissed his civil complaint and returned his post-judgment pleadings titled “Rule 35 En Banc Determination” and “Memorandum for Judge Russell's Error.” He asks this court to order the district court to correct its erroneous judgment. “[M]andamus is a drastic remedy that must be reserved for extraordinary situations.” In re Murphy-Brown, LLC, 907 F.3d 788, 795 (4th Cir. 2018) (internal quotation marks and citations omitted). “Courts provide mandamus relief only when (1) petitioner ‘ha[s] no other adequate means to attain the relief [he] desires’; (2) petitioner has shown a ‘clear and indisputable’ right to the requested relief; and (3) the court deems the writ ‘appropriate under the circumstances.’ ” Id. (quoting Cheney v. U.S. Dist. Court, 542 U.S. 367, 380-81, 124 S.Ct. 2576, 159 L.Ed.2d 459 (2004) ). The writ of mandamus is not a substitute for appeal. Will v. United States, 389 U.S. 90, 97, 88 S.Ct. 269, 19 L.Ed.2d 305 (1967); In re Lockheed Martin Corp., 503 F.3d 351, 353 (4th Cir. 2007).
We conclude that O'Briant fails to show that he is entitled to mandamus relief. Accordingly, although we grant him leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny his petition for a writ of mandamus.* 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
FOOTNOTES
FOOTNOTE. Further, we have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court's orders. See Mireles v. Waco, 502 U.S. 9, 11-12, 112 S.Ct. 286, 116 L.Ed.2d 9 (1991); O'Briant v. Schaeffer, No. 1:18-cv-01641-GLR (D. Md., filed June 28, 2018, entered July 2, 2018; filed July 10, 2018, entered July 11, 2018; filed July 19, 2018, entered July 20, 2018).
PER CURIAM:
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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Docket No: No. 18-2436
Decided: March 29, 2019
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
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