In re: Jermaine Antwan Tart

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 18-2325
In re: JERMAINE ANTWAN TART,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (1:18-cv-00598-LCB-JLW)
Submitted: March 29, 2019 Decided: May 16, 2019
Before KEENAN and FLOYD, Circuit Judges, and DUNCAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jermaine Antwan Tart, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Jermaine Antwan Tart petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order
compelling the district court to appoint counsel in his ongoing lawsuit in the district
court. We deny the petition.
Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy and should be used only in extraordinary
circumstances. Kerr v. U.S. Dist. Ct., 426 U.S. 394, 402 (1976); United States v.
Moussaoui, 333 F.3d 509, 516-17 (4th Cir. 2003). Further, mandamus relief is available
only when the petitioner has a clear right to the relief sought. In re Murphy-Brown, LLC,
907 F.3d 788, 795 (4th Cir. 2018).
Tart has failed to demonstrate that he has a clear right to the relief sought.
Accordingly, we deny his petition for 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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