In re Lisa Henderson - Mandamus Petition Denied
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The Fourth Circuit denied Lisa Richardson Henderson's petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel the bankruptcy court to enforce attorney admission requirements, correct the record, address procedural violations, provide due process, and consider certain evidence. The court applied the standard that mandamus is a drastic remedy available only in extraordinary circumstances when the petitioner has no other adequate means of relief and may not be used as a substitute for appeal.
“The relief Henderson seeks is not available by way of mandamus.”
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Henderson sought a writ of mandamus directing the bankruptcy court to enforce attorney admission requirements, correct the record, address procedural violations, provide due process, and consider certain evidence. The Fourth Circuit applied the standard that mandamus is a drastic remedy available only in extraordinary circumstances when the petitioner has no other adequate means of relief and may not be used as a substitute for appeal. Since the relief sought is not available by way of mandamus, the petition was denied.
Parties seeking review of bankruptcy court decisions should pursue direct appeal rather than mandamus, as the court reiterated that mandamus cannot substitute for an appeal.
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April 23, 2026 Get Citation Alerts Download PDF Add Note
In re: Lisa Henderson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Citations: None known
- Docket Number: 26-1020
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Combined Opinion
USCA4 Appeal: 26-1020 Doc: 18 Filed: 04/23/2026 Pg: 1 of 2
UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 26-1020
In re: LISA RICHARDSON HENDERSON,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. (17-11389)
Submitted: April 2, 2026 Decided: April 23, 2026
Before WILKINSON, WYNN, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Lisa Richardson Henderson, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
USCA4 Appeal: 26-1020 Doc: 18 Filed: 04/23/2026 Pg: 2 of 2
PER CURIAM:
Lisa Richardson Henderson petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order
directing the bankruptcy court to enforce attorney admission requirements, correct the
record, address procedural violations, provide due process, and consider certain evidence. *
We conclude that Henderson is not entitled to mandamus relief.
Mandamus relief is a drastic remedy and should be used only in extraordinary
circumstances. Cheney v. U.S. Dist. Ct., 542 U.S. 367, 380 (2004); In re Murphy-Brown,
LLC, 907 F.3d 788, 795 (4th Cir. 2018). Further, mandamus relief is available only when
the petitioner has a clear right to the relief sought and “has no other adequate means to
attain the relief [she] desires.” Murphy-Brown, 907 F.3d at 795 (citation modified). And
mandamus “may not be used as a substitute for appeal.” In re Lockheed Martin Corp., 503
F.3d 351, 353 (4th Cir. 2007).
The relief Henderson seeks is not available by way of mandamus. Accordingly, we
deny the petition for writ of mandamus. 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
*
Henderson has also filed a motion to accelerate case processing. We deny that
motion as moot.
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