In Re: Terrance Sykes, No. 13-1835 (4th Cir. 2013)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 13-1835 In re: TERRANCE SYKES, Petitioner. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (7:13-cv-00207-SGW-RSB) Submitted: August 29, 2013 Decided: September 3, 2013 Before DUNCAN, AGEE, and KEENAN, Circuit Judges. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Terrance Sykes, Petitioner Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Terrance Sykes petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order directing the district court to consider his various filings as he captioned them, grant the request, and enter an appealable final order. relief they We conclude that Sykes is not entitled to mandamus relief. Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy and should be used only Dist. in extraordinary Court, Moussaoui, mandamus 426 333 U.S. F.3d relief circumstances. is 394, 509, 402 516-17 available (1976); (4th only clear right to the relief sought. Kerr the 2003). States States v. Further, petitioner has a In re First Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass n, 860 F.2d 135, 138 (4th Cir. 1988). used as a substitute for appeal. United United Cir. when v. Mandamus may not be In re Lockheed Martin Corp., 503 F.3d 351, 353 (4th Cir. 2007). The district court has already entered a final order from which Sykes may attempt to appeal and the remainder of the relief sought by Sykes is not available by way of mandamus. Accordingly, although pauperis, we dispense with deny oral we the grant petition argument leave for because 2 to writ the proceed of in mandamus. facts and forma We legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. PETITION DENIED 3

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