In re: Renato Jay Scantlebury

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 12-1890
In re: RENATO JAY SCANTLEBURY,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (5:09-cr-00254-D-1)
Submitted: September 11, 2012 Decided: September 17, 2012
Before NIEMEYER, WYNN, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Renato Jay Scantlebury, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Renato Jay Scantlebury petitions for a writ of
mandamus, alleging the district court has unduly delayed acting
on his motion for habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255
(West Supp. 2012). He seeks an order from this court directing
the district court to act. Although we find that mandamus
relief is not warranted because the delay is not unreasonable,
we deny the mandamus petition without prejudice to the filing of
another mandamus petition if the district court does not act
expeditiously. 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 the
court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED

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