UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 17-2386
In re: JAMES J’MORI JONES,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (1:13-cr-00198-WO-1; 1:16-cv-00076-WO-JLW)
Submitted: January 30, 2018 Decided: February 1, 2018
Before MOTZ and KEENAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
James J’Mori Jones, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
James J’Mori Jones petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging the district court has
unduly delayed acting on his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion, in which he raised actual
innocence and ineffective assistance of counsel claims. 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 entered a memorandum opinion and order on December 13, 2017, in which it
denied Jones’ actual innocence claim and scheduled an evidentiary hearing regarding his
ineffective assistance of counsel claim. Accordingly, because the district court has recently
acted on Jones’ 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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