In re: Martinez Orlandis Black

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-2440
In re: MARTINEZ ORLANDIS BLACK,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Charlotte.
Submitted: February 19, 2026 Decided: February 23, 2026
Before WYNN and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Martinez Orlandis Black, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Martinez Orlandis Black petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order directing
North Carolina courts to follow orders issued in Black’s state court proceedings. We
conclude that Black 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 (citation modified).
This court does not have jurisdiction to grant mandamus relief against state officials,
Gurley v. Superior Ct. of Mecklenburg Cnty., 411 F.2d 586, 587 (4th Cir. 1969), and it does
not have jurisdiction to review final state court orders, District of Columbia Ct. of Appeals
v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462, 482 (1983). Thus, the relief sought by Black is not available by
way of mandamus. We therefore 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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