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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-6144
In Re: WENDELL M. TURNER,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CA-01-38-1)
Submitted: March 6, 2001 Decided: April 20, 2001
Before WIDENER, WILKINS, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Petition dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Wendell M. Turner, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
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PER CURIAM:
Wendell M. Turner petitions for a writ of mandamus setting
forth several claims. A writ of mandamus is a drastic remedy and
should be granted only in those extraordinary situations when no
other remedy is available. See In re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 826 (4th
Cir. 1987). Because we find extraordinary circumstances lacking,
and because the petition is frivolous, we deny Turner’s motion for
leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss 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 DISMISSED
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