In Re: Ryan Ramey, No. 14-1193 (4th Cir. 2014)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-1193 In Re: RYAN RANDALL RAMEY, Petitioner. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (8:09-cr-00162-RWT-1) Submitted: June 27, 2014 Before MOTZ and Circuit Judge. AGEE, Decided: Circuit Judges, and July 15, 2014 HAMILTON, Senior Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Ryan Randall Ramey, Petitioner Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Ryan Randall Ramey petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order directing the district certificate of appealability. entitled to mandamus court to rule on a We conclude that Ramey is not relief. Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy and should be used only in extraordinary circumstances. Kerr v. United States Dist. Court, 426 U.S. 394, 402 (1976); United States 2003). v. Further, Moussaoui, mandamus 333 relief F.3d is 509, 516-17 available (4th only petitioner has a clear right to the relief sought. Cir. when the In re First Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass n, 860 F.2d 135, 138 (4th Cir. 1988). The relief sought by Ramey is not available by way of mandamus. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. dispense with contentions are oral argument adequately because presented in the the facts We and legal materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. PETITION DENIED 2

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