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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 22-1266

In re: SANDRA DENISE CURL, a/k/a Sandra Curl-Jacobs El, a/k/a Sandra Curl Jacobs, a/k/a Minister Sandra El; In re: PERCY LEROY JACOBS, a/k/a Percy El Jacobs, a/k/a Percy Jacobs El, a/k/a Minister Percy El Jacobs, Petitioners.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (8:19-cr-00444-GJH-1; 8:19-cr-00444-GJH-2)

Submitted: March 22, 2022 Decided: March 23, 2022

Before WILKINSON, KING, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Sandra Denise Curl, Percy Leroy Jacobs, Petitioners Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM: Sandra Denise Curl and Percy Leroy Jacobs petition for a writ of mandamus seeking an order directing the district court to dismiss the indictment against them. We deny the petition.

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 (cleaned up). Mandamus may not be used as a substitute for appeal. In re Lockheed Martin Corp., 503 F.3d 351, 353 (4th Cir. 2007).

If Petitioners are convicted, they may challenge on appeal the orders at issue in this petition. Accordingly, the relief sought by Petitioners is not available by way of mandamus, so we deny the petition. 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