In re: John Robert Williams, Iii

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-1213
In re: JOHN ROBERT WILLIAMS, III,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt. (8:22-cr-00453-TDC-1)
Submitted: May 30, 2024 Decided: June 4, 2024
Before GREGORY and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and MOTZ, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
John Robert Williams, III, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
John Robert Williams, III, petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order
declaring that the district court violated his due process rights by unlawfully prosecuting
him without subject matter jurisdiction. We conclude that Williams is not entitled to
mandamus relief. Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy and should be used only in
extraordinary circumstances. Cheney v. U.S. Dist. Ct., 542 U.S. 367, 380 (2004); In re
Murphy-Brown, LLC, 907 F.3d 788, 795 (4th Cir. 2018). Further, mandamus relief is
available only when the petitioner has a clear right to the relief sought and “has no other
adequate means to attain the relief [he] desires.” Murphy-Brown, 907 F.3d at 795
(alteration and internal quotation marks omitted). 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 Williams is not available by way of mandamus. Accordingly, we deny
the petition for 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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