UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 08-1831

In Re:
JAMES CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON, on behalf of himself
and all others similarly situated,
Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.

Submitted:

October 14, 2008

(5:08-ct-03046-D)

Decided:

October 16, 2008

Before KING, GREGORY, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

James Christopher Anderson, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:
James

Christopher

Anderson

petitions

for

writ

of

mandamus, seeking an order that North Carolina allow conjugal

visits for its married prisoners.

Mandamus is a drastic remedy

to be used only in extraordinary circumstances.

States Dist. Court, 426 U.S. 394, 402 (1976).

Kerr v. United
The courts are

extremely reluctant to grant a writ of mandamus.

In re Ford

Motor

In

Co.,

751

F.2d

274,

275

(8th

Cir.

1984).

seeking

mandamus relief, Anderson carries the heavy burden of showing

that

he

has

requested,

and

indisputable.
F.2d

135,

no

138

other

that

adequate

his

right

means
to

to

such

obtain

relief

(4th

conjugal

persons.

Turner

Cir.

1988).

The

adequately

clear

visitation
v.

privileges
482

Safley,

Constitution

U.S.

to
78,

Accordingly, we deny the mandamus petition.

argument

is

relief
and

In re First Fed. Sav. & Loan Assn v. Baker, 860

guarantee

oral

the

because

presented

in

the
the

facts

and

materials

does

not

incarcerated
95-96

(1987).

We dispense with

legal
before

contentions
the

court

are
and

argument would not aid the decisional process.

PETITION DENIED