Stanley Williams, No. 10-1084 (4th Cir. 2010)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 10-1084 In Re: STANLEY LORENZO WILLIAMS, Petitioner. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. Submitted: July 14, 2010 (1:03-cv-00299-TDS-WWD) Decided: July 21, 2010 Before KING, GREGORY, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Stanley Lorenzo Williams, Petitioner Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Stanley Lorenzo Williams petitions for a writ of mandamus challenging the criminal judgments in two state cases and seeking immediate judgments. We release conclude from that prison Williams is or vacatur not of the entitled to mandamus relief. Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy and should be used only in Dist. extraordinary Court, Moussaoui, mandamus 426 333 U.S. F.3d relief circumstances. is 394, 509, 402 516-17 available only Kerr (1976); (4th when Cir. the v. United United States States 2003). v. Further, petitioner has a clear right to the relief sought. In re First Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass n, Cir. 860 F.2d 135, 138 (4th 1988). Additionally, mandamus may not be used as a substitute for appeal, In re Lockheed Martin Corp., 503 F.3d 351, 353 (4th Cir. 2007), and is not available if the petitioner has other adequate means to seek the desired relief. In re Braxton, 258 F.3d 250, 261 (4th Cir. 2001). The relief sought by Williams is not available by way of mandamus. mandamus. dispense Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of We deny as moot Williams motions to expedite and with oral argument because 2 the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. PETITION DENIED 3

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