In re: Cameron Seth Crawford, a/k/a Cameron G

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 19-1162
In re: CAMERON SETH CRAWFORD, a/k/a Cameron G,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (5:14-cr-00164-BO-1)
Submitted: April 25, 2019 Decided: April 30, 2019
Before FLOYD and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Cameron Seth Crawford, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Cameron Seth Crawford petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order to
compel the Government to file a motion. We conclude that Crawford is not entitled to
mandamus 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 Murphy-Brown, LLC,
907 F.3d 788, 795 (4th Cir. 2018). Mandamus may not be used as a substitute for appeal.
In re Lockheed Martin Corp., 503 F.3d 351, 353 (4th Cir. 2007).
The relief sought by Crawford is not available by way of mandamus, as Crawford
must first seek relief in the district court. Accordingly, although we grant leave to
proceed in forma pauperis, we deny the petition for a writ of mandamus. We dispense
with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in
the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED

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