In re: Valerie Arroyo

USCA4 Appeal: 25-2460 Doc: 11 Filed: 02/24/2026 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-2460

In re: VALERIE ARROYO, Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. (3:17-cv-00721-FDW-DCK; 3:20-cv-00506- FDW-DSC)

Submitted: January 5, 2026 Decided: February 24, 2026

Before WYNN and RUSHING, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Valerie Arroyo, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

USCA4 Appeal: 25-2460 Doc: 11 Filed: 02/24/2026 Pg: 2 of 2

PER CURIAM: Valerie Arroyo petitions for a writ of mandamus, asking this court to order the district court to vacate prior judgments. “[M]andamus is a drastic remedy that must be reserved for extraordinary situations.” In re Murphy-Brown, LLC, 907 F.3d 788, 795 (4th Cir. 2018) (internal quotation marks omitted). “Courts provide mandamus relief only when (1) petitioner ‘ha[s] no other adequate means to attain the relief [he] desires’; (2) petitioner has shown a ‘clear and indisputable’ right to the requested relief; and (3) the court deems the writ ‘appropriate under the circumstances.’” Id. (quoting Cheney v. U.S. Dist. Ct., 542 U.S. 367, 380-81 (2004)); In re Moore, 955 F.3d 384, 388 (4th Cir. 2020). The writ of mandamus is not a substitute for appeal after final judgment. Will v. United States, 389 U.S. 90, 97 (1967); In re Lockheed Martin Corp., 503 F.3d 351, 353 (4th Cir. 2007).

We have reviewed the mandamus petition and conclude that Petitioner fails to show that she is entitled to mandamus relief. Accordingly, we deny the petition. We also deny the pending motions. 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