UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-1763
In Re: CHRISTOPHER EARL COTTRELL,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
(3:16-cv-00200-HEH-RCY)
Submitted: October 13, 2016 Decided: October 17, 2016
Before NIEMEYER, DUNCAN, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Christopher Earl Cottrell, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Christopher Earl Cottrell petitions for a writ of mandamus,
alleging that the district court has unduly delayed ruling on his
in forma pauperis application and his petition filed under 28
U.S.C. § 2254 (2012). He seeks an order from this court directing
the district court to act. Because our review of the district
court’s docket reveals that the district court granted Cottrell
leave to proceed in forma pauperis and denied his § 2254 petition,
we deny the mandamus petition as moot. We grant leave to proceed
in forma pauperis and 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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