UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-7776
In Re: DONALD EUGENE TIDWELL,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus
(CR-94-297, CA-97-3894)
Submitted: March 20, 2002 Decided: April 1, 2002
Before WILKINS, LUTTIG, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Donald Eugene Tidwell, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Donald Eugene Tidwell filed a petition for a writ of mandamus
seeking to have this court issue an order directing the district
court to act on his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp. 2001) motion. At
the time Tidwell filed his petition, the district court had taken
no significant action in this case for over four years. We
directed the United States to respond to the mandamus petition. In
reply, the United States informed us that the district court was
prepared to file its final order. We have since received a copy of
the order. Tidwell therefore has received the relief he sought
through his mandamus petition. Accordingly, we deny the motion for
leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the petition as
moot. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal
arguments are adequately presented in the materials before the
court and argument would not significantly aid the decisional
process.
DISMISSED
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