Third Circuit disposition — 051471np-pdf

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HPS-58 (March 2005) NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
NO. 05-1471
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IN RE: DELROY D. CARTER,
Petitioner.
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On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
(Related to Civ. No. 02-cv-02016)
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Submitted Under Rule 21, Fed. R. App. Pro.
March 11, 2005
BEFORE: SCIRICA, CHIEF JUDGE, WEIS and GARTH, CIRCUIT JUDGES
Filed: May 4, 2005
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OPINION
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PER CURIAM.
Delroy D. Carter asks that we issue a writ of mandamus directing the
District Court to rule on his motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 claiming ineffective
assistance of counsel and that the District Court erred in computing his sentence. For the
reasons that follow, we will deny the petition.
Carter is a federal prisoner at FCI-Fort Dix serving seventy-eight months
for illegally reentering the country after deportation. On April 29, 2002, following a

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direct appeal, he filed a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. After nearly three years in the
District Court, Carter had not received a ruling on his motion despite multiple requests.
On February 14, 2005, Carter filed the current petition for a writ of mandamus asking us
to direct the District Court to rule on his pending motion.
By order entered April 22, 2005, the District Court denied Carter’s § 2255
motion. Because the District Court has ruled on Carter’s motion, we will deny the
mandamus petition as moot.
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