In Re: Rochester v.

Filing 920070730

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 07-6701 IN RE: JULIAN EDWARD ROCHESTER, Petitioner. On Petition for a Writ of Mandamus. Submitted: June 20, 2007 Decided: July 30, 2007 Before NIEMEYER and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Julian Edward Rochester, Petitioner Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Julian E. Rochester petitions this court for a writ of mandamus. He seeks to appeal the district court's refusal, in accordance with a prefiling injunction, to process a petition for writ of mandamus that Rochester attempted to file in that court. Rochester also appears to seek an order compelling the South Carolina state courts to hear a postconviction review petition and to set aside two state court judgments. remedy and should be used only in Mandamus is a drastic situations. extraordinary Kerr v. United States Dist. Court, 426 U.S. 394, 402 (1976); In re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 826 (4th Cir. 1987). The party seeking mandamus relief carries the heavy burden of showing that he has no other adequate means to attain the relief he desires and that his entitlement to such relief is clear and indisputable. Allied Chem. Corp. v. Daiflon, Inc., 449 U.S. 33, 35 (1980). failed to make the requisite showing. Rochester has We accordingly deny the motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the mandamus petition. facts and legal before We dispense with oral argument because the are and adequately argument presented not in aid the the contentions the court materials would decisional process. DISMISSED - 2 -

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