In re: Brooks v.

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-1082
In Re: CARL R. BROOKS, JR.,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CA-94-590)
Submitted: January 31, 1997 Decided: February 21, 1997
Before WILKINS, HAMILTON, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Carl R. Brooks, Jr., Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Carl Brooks filed this mandamus petition seeking to challenge
this court's decision in Brooks v. Southeastern Public Service
Authority, No. 95-2260 (4th Cir. Jan. 7, 1997) (unpublished) (per
curiam). Mandamus is an extraordinary remedy and may be granted
only when there are no other means by which the petitioner could
obtain the requested relief. See In re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 826
(4th Cir. 1987). Further, mandamus may not be used as a substitute
for appeal. See In re United Steelworkers, 595 F.2d 958, 960 (4th
Cir. 1979). Because this case presents no extraordinary circum-
stances, and because mandamus is not the proper remedy for chal-
lenging a prior decision of this court, we deny the petition. We
dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions
are adequately presented in the materials before the court and
argument would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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