In Re: Thomas Sifford v. ( 2015 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 14-2252
In re: THOMAS DONNELL SIFFORD,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (3:07-cr-00097-RJC-1;
3:14-cv-00001-RJC)
Submitted: January 15, 2015 Decided: January 20, 2015
Before WILKINSON and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Thomas Donnell Sifford, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Thomas Donnell Sifford petitions for a writ of
mandamus, alleging the district court has unduly delayed acting
on his motion to amend his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion. He
seeks an order from this court directing the district court to
act. Our review of the district court’s docket reveals that the
district court denied Sifford’s motion on November 20, 2014.
Accordingly, because the district court has recently decided
Sifford’s case, we deny the mandamus petition as moot. We grant
leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 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
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