UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 17-2452
In re: MARCO STRICKLAND,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (5:17-hc-02092-D)
Submitted: February 22, 2018 Decided: February 26, 2018
Before TRAXLER and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Marco Strickland, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Marco Strickland petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging the district court has
unduly delayed acting on his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012) petition. 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, on December 29, 2017, dismissed Strickland’s petition for lack of
jurisdiction or, alternatively, for failure to state a claim. Accordingly, because the district
court has recently decided Strickland’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 this court and
argument would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
2