In Re: Frank Yambo v. , 653 F. App'x 214 ( 2016 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-1417
In Re: FRANK YAMBO,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
Submitted: June 23, 2016 Decided: June 28, 2016
Before MOTZ, KING, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Frank Yambo, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Frank Yambo petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order
directing the Southern Correctional Institution to provide him
with a Halal diet. We conclude that Yambo is not entitled to
mandamus relief.
Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy and should be used only
in extraordinary circumstances. Kerr v. U.S. Dist. Court, 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 First Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass’n, 860 F.2d 135, 138 (4th Cir.
1988).
Yambo has not shown he has a clear right to the relief sought.
Accordingly, we deny the petition for 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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