In re: William Kevin Glover

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-2274
In re: WILLIAM KEVIN GLOVER,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Prohibition to the United States District Court for the Northern
District of West Virginia, at Clarksburg. (1:22-cr-00066-TSK-MJA-1)
Submitted: March 28, 2024 Decided: April 1, 2024
Before KING and RUSHING, Circuit Judges, and MOTZ, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
William Kevin Glover, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
William Kevin Glover petitions for a writ of prohibition, asking this court to prohibit
the district court from exercising jurisdiction over his criminal charges and ordering the
court to show cause why he should not be immediately released. We conclude that Glover
is not entitled to the relief he seeks. “[A] writ of prohibition is a drastic and extraordinary
remedy which should be granted only when the petitioner has shown [that] his right to the
writ [is] clear and undisputable[,] . . . that the actions of the court were a clear abuse of
discretion,” In re Vargas, 723 F.2d 1461, 1468 (10th Cir. 1983), and that he has “no other
adequate means to attain the desired relief,” In re Sch. Asbestos Litig., 921 F.2d 1310, 1314
(3d Cir. 1990) (cleaned up). A writ of prohibition may not be used as a substitute for
appeal. In re Vargas, 723 F.2d at 1468; see United States v. Foster, 296 F.2d 249, 251 (4th
Cir. 1961). The relief sought by Glover is not available by way of a writ of prohibition.
Accordingly, we deny Glover’s 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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