In re: Thomas Donnell Sifford

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 14-1304
In re: THOMAS DONNELL SIFFORD,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
(3:07-cr-00097-RJC-1)
Submitted: May 29, 2014 Decided: June 2, 2014
Before SHEDD, WYNN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Thomas Donnell Sifford, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Thomas Donnell Sifford petitions for a writ of
mandamus, alleging the district court has unduly delayed acting
on his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion. He seeks an order from
this court directing the district court to act. Our review of
the district court’s docket reveals that the court has dismissed
as successive and unauthorized Sifford’s motion. Accordingly,
because the district court has recently decided Sifford’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

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