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Phillips v. Driver

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jul 25, 2011
440 F. App'x 176 (4th Cir. 2011)

Opinion

No. 10-6115.

Submitted: July 21, 2011.

Decided: July 25, 2011.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Clarksburg. Irene M. Keeley, District Judge (1:07-cv-00102-IMK-JSK-1).

Before NIEMEYER and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Shawn A. Phillips, Appellant Pro Se. Helen Campbell Altmeyer, Assistant United States Attorney, Wheeling, West Virginia, for Appellees.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


Shawn A. Phillips appeals the district court's order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying relief on his complaint filed pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), and the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680 (2006). We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Phillips v. Driver, No. 1:07-cv-00102-IMK-JSK-1 (N.D.W. Va. Dec. 16, 2009). We deny Phillips' motion for appointment of counsel, motion to compel and motion for reconsideration. We deny his petition for writ of mandamus seeking documents from the district court. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

Mandamus relief is available only when the petitioner has a clear right to the relief sought, In re First Fed. Sav. Loan Ass'n, 860 F.2d 135, 138 (4th Cir. 1988), and Phillips has not made such a showing.

AFFIRMED


Summaries of

Phillips v. Driver

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jul 25, 2011
440 F. App'x 176 (4th Cir. 2011)
Case details for

Phillips v. Driver

Case Details

Full title:SHAWN A. PHILLIPS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOE D. DRIVER, Warden; L. ODDO…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Jul 25, 2011

Citations

440 F. App'x 176 (4th Cir. 2011)

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