In Re: Greg Givens, No. 12-1845 (4th Cir. 2012)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 12-1845 In re: GREG GIVENS; DENNIS A. GIVENS Petitioners. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. Submitted: November 2, 2012 Decided: November 7, 2012 Before WILKINSON, KEENAN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Greg Givens, Dennis A. Givens, Petitioners Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Petitioners petition for a writ of mandamus seeking an order requiring West Virginia judges and prosecutors to investigate and prosecute crimes committed against petitioners, to permit petitioners to bring pro se charges, and to release documents. We conclude that Petitioners are not entitled to mandamus relief. Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy and should be used only in Dist. extraordinary Court, Moussaoui, mandamus 426 333 relief circumstances. U.S. F.3d is 394, 509, 402 516-17 available (1976); (4th only clear right to the relief sought. Kerr the jurisdiction to grant States States 2003). v. Further, petitioner has a In re First Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass n, 860 F.2d 135, 138 (4th Cir. 1988). have United United Cir. when v. mandamus This court does not relief against state officials, Gurley v. Superior Court of Mecklenburg Cnty., 411 F.2d 586, 587 (4th Cir. 1969), and does not have jurisdiction to review final state court orders, Dist. of Columbia Court of is not Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462, 482 (1983). Thus, the relief sought available by way of mandamus. by Petitioners Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. facts and legal We dispense with oral argument because the contentions are 2 adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. PETITION DENIED 3

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