In re: Deafueh Monbo; Juahdi Monbo

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-1898
In re: DEAFUEH MONBO; JUAHDI MONBO,
Petitioners.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (1:21-cv-01230-MSN-WEF)
Submitted: October 13, 2022 Decided: October 17, 2022
Before NIEMEYER and AGEE, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Deafueh Monbo and Juahdi Monbo, Petitioners Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Deafueh and Juahdi Monbo (“Petitioners”) petition for a writ of mandamus seeking
an order instructing the district court to assign their civil case to a particular magistrate
judge and modify the case number. We conclude that Petitioners are 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 (cleaned up).
We have reviewed the record and conclude that Petitioners are not entitled to the
relief they seek. Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. We further deny
Petitioners’ motion for a stay pending the resolution of their petition. 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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