No. 25-768

Charity Mainville v. United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-31
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Tags: circuit-court extraordinary-writ judicial-review legal-remedy mandamus procedural-standard
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2026-02-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Fourth Circuit may impose "undue delay" as a standalone prerequisite to mandamus relief when this Court's three-part test includes no such requirement.

2. Whether the Fourth Circuit may categorically deny mandamus as a "substitute for appeal" without analyzing whether any appeal is available.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fourth Circuit may impose 'undue delay' as a standalone prerequisite to mandamus relief and categorically deny mandamus as a 'substitute for appeal' without analyzing available remedies

Docket Entries

2026-02-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.
2025-12-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 30, 2026)

Attorneys

Charity Mainville
Charity Mainville — Petitioner
United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent