In re: Vincent Barr

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-6019
In Re: VINCENT BARR,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
(CA-01-3175-2-22)
Submitted: March 14, 2002 Decided: March 26, 2002
Before NIEMEYER and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Vincent Barr, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Vincent Barr filed this mandamus petition seeking to compel
the district court to consolidate two cases, proceed with service
of process, and order a jury trial. Mandamus relief is available
only when the petitioner has a clear right to the relief sought and
there are no other means for obtaining the requested relief.
Allied Chem. Corp. v. Daiflon, Inc., 449 U.S. 33, 35 (1980); In re
Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 826 (4th Cir. 1987). Because Barr has not
demonstrated both a clear right to relief and the absence of other
means to obtain the relief, we deny the petition.
We grant Barr’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. 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 DENIED

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