In re: Graham Schiff

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-1678
In re: GRAHAM SCHIFF,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. (1:23-mc-00065-JKB)
Submitted: July 24, 2025 Decided: July 29, 2025
Before NIEMEYER, AGEE, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Graham Harry Schiff, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Graham Schiff petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order directing the
district court to rescind an order prohibiting Schiff from communicating with court
personnel by email. We conclude that Schiff 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).
Our review of the record leads us to conclude that Schiff does not have a clear right
to the relief he seeks. Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. We further
deny Schiff’s motion for recusal of the judges of this court. 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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