In re: Joni Antonelli

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: February 24, 2023
• Docket: 23-1081
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-1081

In re: JONI RAMO ANTONELLI; JONATHAN DAVID CROSS,

Petitioners.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (1:22-mc-00022-MR-WCM)

Submitted: February 21, 2023 Decided: February 24, 2023

Before NIEMEYER and DIAZ, Circuit Judges, and MOTZ, Senior Circuit Judge.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Joni Ramo Antonelli, Jonathan David Cross, Petitioners Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Joni Ramo Antonelli and Jonathan David Cross petition for a writ of mandamus

seeking an order directing the district court to rescind the judgment dismissing their

miscellaneous court filling and grant relief. We conclude that Antonelli and Cross are 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. Murphy-Brown, 907 F.3d at 795.

Mandamus may not be used as a substitute for appeal. In re Lockheed Martin Corp., 503

F.3d 351, 353 (4th Cir. 2007).

The relief sought by Antonelli and Cross 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