In re: Damon Elliott ( 2020 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 19-1981
In re: DAMON EMANUEL ELLIOTT,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (8:18-cv-03027-PJM)
Submitted: January 23, 2020 Decided: January 27, 2020
Before WYNN, DIAZ, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Damon Emanuel Elliott, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Damon Emanuel Elliott petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order from this
court directing the district court to act on his civil action, which he filed in the district court
in October 2018. Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy and should be used only in
extraordinary circumstances. Kerr v. U.S. Dist. Court, 426 U.S. 394, 402 (1976); United
States v. Moussaoui, 333 F.3d 509, 516-17 (4th Cir. 2003). Further, 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 district court’s docket establishes that Elliott’s civil action is proceeding and
reveals no undue delay in the district court. Accordingly, we deny the mandamus petition.
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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