UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 06-7232
In re: DERWIN COLES,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
(2:04-cv-01151)
Submitted: December 21, 2006 Decided: January 3, 2007
Before NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Derwin Coles, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Derwin Coles petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging
the district court has unduly delayed acting on his 28 U.S.C.
§ 2255 (2000) motion. He seeks an order from this court directing
the district court to act. Our review of the district court’s
docket sheet reveals that the district court denied Coles’ § 2255
motion on July 20, 2006. Accordingly, because the district court
has recently decided Coles’ case, we deny the mandamus petition as
moot. We grant Coles’ motion to proceed in forma pauperis. 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.
PETITION DENIED
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