In Re: Jeffrey Pleasant, No. 14-1325 (4th Cir. 2014)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-1325 In re: JEFFREY A. PLEASANT, a/k/a Jeffrey A. Pleasants, Petitioner. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (3:00-cr-00071-REP-1) Submitted: May 29, 2014 Decided: June 2, 2014 Before SHEDD, WYNN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Jeffrey A. Pleasant, Petitioner Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Jeffrey A. Pleasant petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order compelling a state court to produce records of certain proceedings and compelling the district court to vacate his convictions and sentence. We conclude that Pleasant is not entitled to mandamus relief. Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy and should be used only Dist. in extraordinary Court, Moussaoui, 426 333 U.S. F.3d mandamus relief circumstances. 394, 509, is 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). This court does not have jurisdiction to grant mandamus 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 Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462, 482 (1983). The relief sought by Pleasant is not available by way of mandamus. forma Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in pauperis, petition, we and deny grant the Pleasant s petition 2 for motion writ of to amend mandamus. his We dispense with contentions are oral argument adequately because presented in the the facts and legal materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. PETITION DENIED 3

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