In Re: Daniel Willi

Filing

UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Motion dispositions in opinion. Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [999785648]. Mailed to: Daniel Willis. [15-2382, 15-2462, 15-2518, 16-1130]

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-2382

In re:

DANIEL JOHNSON WILLIS
Petitioner.

No. 15-2462

In re:

DANIEL JOHNSON WILLIS
Petitioner.

No. 15-2518

In re:

DANIEL JOHNSON WILLIS
Petitioner.

No. 16-1130

In re:

DANIEL JOHNSON WILLIS,
Petitioner.

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On Petition for Writs of Mandamus and Extraordinary Writ
(No. 4:15-mc-00004-H; 4:15-MC-00001-H; 4:15-mc-00002-H; 4:15-mc00003-H; 4:15-mc-00004-H; 4:06-cv-00143-F; 4:96-cv-00006-H;
4:96-cv-00089-H)

Submitted:

March 29, 2016

Decided:

March 31, 2016

Before GREGORY and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior
Circuit Judge.

Petitions denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Daniel Johnson Willis, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Daniel Johnson Willis petitions for a writ of mandamus and
extraordinary writ seeking an order invalidating the preliminary
filing injunctions entered against him in this court and the
district court.

We conclude that Willis is not entitled to

relief.
Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy and should be used only
in extraordinary circumstances.

Kerr v. U.S. Dist. Court, 426

U.S. 394, 402 (1976); United States v. Moussaoui, 333 F.3d 509,
516-17 (4th Cir. 2003).

Further, mandamus relief is available

only when the petitioner has a clear right to the relief sought.
In re First Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass’n, 860 F.2d 135, 138 (4th Cir.
1988).

We have carefully reviewed Willis’s petitions for relief

and find them to be without merit.
used as a substitute for appeal.

Further, mandamus may not be
In re Lockheed Martin Corp.,

503 F.3d 351, 353 (4th Cir. 2007).
have

jurisdiction

officials.

to

grant

And, this court does not

mandamus

relief

against

state

Gurley v. Superior Court of Mecklenburg Cty., 411

F.2d 586, 587 (4th Cir. 1969).
The relief sought by Willis is not available by way of
mandamus or extraordinary writ.
leave

to

proceed

in

forma

Accordingly, although we grant

pauperis

and

Willis’s

motion

to

supplement titled as a “motion to amend,” we deny the petitions.

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deny

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Willis’s

motion

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for

oral

argument

remaining pending motions filed by Willis.
oral

argument

adequately

because

presented

in

the
the

facts

and

materials

legal
before

and

all

other

We dispense with
contentions
this

court

are
and

argument would not aid the decisional process.

PETITIONS DENIED

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