In re: Chanda Mandisa Lowrance

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-1760
In re: CHANDA MANDISA LOWRANCE,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. (1:25-cv-01890-JRR)
Submitted: August 21, 2025 Decided: October 9, 2025
Before WILKINSON, HARRIS, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Chanda Mandisa Lowrance, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Chanda Mandisa Lowrance petitions for a writ of mandamus, seeking an order from
this court compelling a ruling on an arbitration motion in her civil action against Twitch
Interactive, Inc. (TEI), remanding the action to state court, reviewing claimed obstruction
by the clerk, sanctioning TEI, and ordering the recusal of the district court judge. Lowrance
also moves to remand the case, to disqualify or recuse the district court judge, to sanction
TEI, for other relief following the claimed destruction of evidence by TEI, for the
imposition of sanctions on the district court, to issue a writ of mandamus, to retain
jurisdiction, to publish this opinion, to clarify, and to issue an order directing the clerk of
the district court to show cause.
We conclude that Lowrance 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 [she] desires.”
Murphy-Brown, 907 F.3d at 795 (citation modified). 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 Lowrance is not available by way of mandamus. Accordingly, we
deny Lowrance’s motions to remand the case, to disqualify or recuse the district court
judge, to sanction TEI, for other relief, for the imposition of sanctions on the district court,
to issue a writ of mandamus, to retain jurisdiction, to publish this opinion, to clarify, and
to issue an order directing the clerk of the district court to show cause and deny the petition

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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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