In re: David Hill a/k/a John Doe

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: March 21, 2023
• Docket: 23-1091
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-1091

In re: DAVID HILL, a/k/a John Doe,

Petitioner.

On Petition for a Writ of Mandamus. (A00-084)

Submitted: March 16, 2023 Decided: March 21, 2023

Before WILKINSON, AGEE, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

David Hill, Petitioner Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

David Hill petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order directing the district

court clerk to enter on the docket grand jury proceedings that were held in 2000, which led

to a subpoena for samples of Hill’s saliva and hair. 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 (cleaned up).

The relief sought by Hill is not available by way of mandamus. 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