Opinion
22-2179
04-11-2023
In re: SONYA SKINNER, Petitioner.
Sonya Skinner, Petitioner Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Submitted: March 10, 2023
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. (2:16-cr-00017-RCY-LRL-1)
Sonya Skinner, Petitioner Pro Se.
Before QUATTLEBAUM and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petitions denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM
Sonya Skinner has filed two substantially similar petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order correcting her sentence. We conclude that Skinner 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 (alteration and internal quotation marks omitted). 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 Skinner is not available by way of mandamus. Accordingly, we deny the petitions for writ of mandamus and deny Skinner's motion for release pending a decision. 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.