In re: LeAnthony Winston

Opinion

USCA4 Appeal: 25-1807 Doc: 21 Filed: 12/30/2025 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-1807

In re: LEANTHONY T. WINSTON, a/k/a Locks, a/k/a Lee Lee,

Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. (2:20-cr-00108-AWA-DEM-1)

Submitted: December 23, 2025 Decided: December 30, 2025

Before WILKINSON and RUSHING, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Petitions denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

LeAnthony T. Winston, Petitioner Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

LeAnthony T. Winston petitions for a writ of mandamus, seeking an order directing

the district court to set aside his convictions for sex trafficking, drug, and firearm offenses.

We conclude that Winston 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).

Winston has not established that he has a clear right to the relief sought. Therefore,

that relief is not available by way of mandamus. Accordingly, we deny Winston’s motion

for judicial notice and the petitions 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.

PETITIONS DENIED