UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 13-1269
IN RE: CLARENCE HICKS,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
(1:98-cr-00259-ELH-9)
Submitted: June 20, 2013 Decided: June 25, 2013
Before GREGORY, DUNCAN, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Clarence Hicks, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Clarence Hicks petitions for a writ of mandamus,
alleging the district court has unduly delayed acting on his two
motions filed in connection with his criminal conviction and
sentence. 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 denied both motions by
order entered April 19, 2013. Accordingly, because the district
court has recently decided Hicks’ case, we deny the mandamus
petition as moot. We grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis
and 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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