USCA4 Appeal: 25-1785 Doc: 12 Filed: 09/22/2025 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-1785

In re: ANDREW O’DARIUS ROLLINSON, Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. (3:23-cv-00191-RJC-DCK)

Submitted: September 18, 2025 Decided: September 22, 2025

Before THACKER and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Andrew O’Darius Rollinson, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM: Andrew O’Darius Rollinson petitions for a writ of mandamus, primarily alleging that the district court has unduly delayed acting on two motions filed in his civil action.

Our review of the district court’s docket reveals that the district court has recently denied those motions. We therefore deny this part of the mandamus petition as moot.

Rollinson also seeks an order directing the district court to, among other things, timely resolve his claims. However, 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). Finally, 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 Rollinson seeks is not available by way of mandamus. Accordingly, we deny this part of the mandamus 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