In re: Barbara Bush, No. 10-2284 (4th Cir. 2011)
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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 10-2284 In Re: BARBARA MICHELLE BUSH, Petitioner. No. 11-1493 In Re: BARBARA MICHELLE BUSH, Petitioner. On Petitions for Writs of Mandamus. (8:10-cv-02191-AW; 8:10-cv-02953-AW; 8:11-cv-00777-AW; 8:11-cv-00960-AW) Submitted: June 30, 2011 Decided: July 14, 2011 Before NIEMEYER and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Petitions denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.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 Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 petitions for writs of mandamus seeking an order compelling the district court to stop assigning a particular judge to her cases and for that judge to stop reviewing her cases, and to correct the record in a case filed in a federal district court in Texas. drastic remedy and circumstances. In (1976); Mandamus be used only re Beard, relief is 811 F.2d available 818, only 826 where extraordinary (4th there Cir. is 1987). no other In re Braxton, 258 F.3d 250, 261 (4th Cir. Because Bush had other means of pursuing the relief she seeks, mandamus relief is not available. leave in Kerr v. U.S. Dist. Court, 426 U.S. 394, 402 available remedy. 2001). should Mandamus is a to proceed appointment of in forma counsel, and pauperis, deny the deny Accordingly, we deny Bush s petitions motions for writs for of mandamus. In addition, we ordered Bush to show cause as to why she should actions in not this be sanctioned court and for enjoined filing from frivolous filing any original further original actions in this court unless she pays the sanctions. * * This court previously sanctioned Bush for filing frivolous appeals and enjoined her from filing further actions in this court unless she pays the sanctions and a district court finds that the appeal is not frivolous. 2 We find her response fails to show cause why sanctions and an injunction should not be imposed. Therefore, Bush is now sanctioned $500 for filing frivolous original actions in this court and enjoined from filing further original actions in this court unless she pays the sanctions. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal before contentions the court are adequately and argument presented would not in aid the the materials decisional process. PETITIONS DENIED 3
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