UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 08-1336
In Re: KEEBLE ANTHONY HAWTHORNE,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
(3:05-cr-00294-REP-1; 3:06-cv-00286-REP)
Submitted: October 22, 2008 Decided: December 8, 2008
Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Keeble Anthony Hawthorne, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Keeble Anthony Hawthorne 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 docket sheet reveals that the district court denied relief
on Hawthorne’s § 2255 motion on August 14, 2008. Accordingly,
because the district court has recently decided Hawthorne’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 the court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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