In re: Barbara Bush, No. 10-2103 (4th Cir. 2011)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 10-2103 In Re: BARBARA MICHELLE BUSH, Petitioner. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. Submitted: March 18, 2011 (8:10-cv-02191-AW) Decided: April 11, 2011 Before NIEMEYER and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Barbara Michelle Bush, Petitioner Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Barbara Michelle Bush has filed a petition for writ of mandamus pertaining to a civil action. She seeks recusal of the district court judge assigned to the action and review of the order remanding that action to state court. Mandamus is a drastic remedy and should be used only Kerr v. U.S. Dist. Court, 426 in extraordinary circumstances. U.S. 394, 402 (1976); In re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 826 (4th Cir. 1987). Mandamus relief is available only where there is no other available remedy. Cir. 2001). In re Braxton, 258 F.3d 250, 261 (4th Because Bush had other means of pursuing the relief she seeks, mandamus relief is not available. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed forma pauperis, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. dispense with oral argument because the facts and in We legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. PETITION DENIED 2

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