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`UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
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`No. 20-1734
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`In re: RICHARD B. MARTIN, JR.,
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`Petitioner.
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`On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
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`Submitted: January 19, 2021
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`Decided: January 26, 2021
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`Before KING and THACKER, Circuit Judges, and SHEDD, Senior Circuit Judge.
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`Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
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`Richard B. Martin, Jr., Petitioner Pro Se.
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`Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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`PER CURIAM:
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`Richard B. Martin, Jr., petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order directing
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`the State of Maryland to recall a bench warrant issued for his arrest, to reverse his criminal
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`conviction, and to dismiss the criminal proceeding against him with prejudice. We
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`conclude that we lack jurisdiction to grant Martin’s requested relief.
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`Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy and should be used only in extraordinary
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`circumstances. Cheney v. U.S. Dist. Ct., 542 U.S. 367, 380 (2004); In re Murphy-Brown,
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`LLC, 907 F.3d 788, 795 (4th Cir. 2018). Further, mandamus relief is available only when
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`the petitioner has a clear right to the relief sought. Murphy-Brown, 907 F.3d at 795. This
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`court does not have jurisdiction to grant mandamus relief against state courts, Gurley v.
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`Superior Ct. of Mecklenburg Cnty., 411 F.2d 586, 587 (4th Cir. 1969) (per curiam), or to
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`review final state court orders, D.C. Ct. of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462, 482 (1983).
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`Martin has not identified any respondent over which we may exercise jurisdiction,
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`and our review reveals that we lack authority to grant the relief Martin seeks. See Fed. R.
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`App. P. 21(a)(1), (b)(1); see also Clark v. Cartledge, 829 F.3d 303, 305 (4th Cir. 2016)
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`(noting our obligation to address jurisdiction sua sponte). Accordingly, we deny Martin’s
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`original and amended petitions for writ of mandamus. We deny Martin’s motions to seal,
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`to strike, and to file ex parte. We deny as moot Martin’s motions seeking service by the
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`U.S. Marshals Service. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal
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`contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would
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`not aid the decisional process.
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`PETITION DENIED
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