In Re: William Bond, No. 14-1564 (4th Cir. 2014)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-1564 In Re: WILLIAM C. BOND, Petitioner. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (1:01-cv-02600-MJG) Submitted: September 5, 2014 Decided: September 10, 2014 Before GREGORY, SHEDD, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. William C. Bond, Petitioner Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: William C. Bond petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order for the district court judge to recuse himself from any further involvement in Bond s civil case, and an order vacating all orders entered in this case as a violation of the recusal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 455 (2012). We conclude that Bond 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 relief U.S. F.3d is circumstances. 509, 394, 402 516-17 available (1976); (4th only clear right to the relief sought. Kerr United United Cir. when v. the States States 2003). 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. Mandamus may not be In re Lockheed Martin Corp., 503 F.3d 351, 353 (4th Cir. 2007). We hold that the relief available by way of mandamus. sought by Bond is not Moreover, even considering the merits of the mandamus petition, we hold that Bond has failed to establish any basis for mandamus relief. we grant leave to proceed in petition for writ of mandamus. forma Accordingly, although pauperis, we deny the We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented 2 in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. PETITION DENIED 3

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