In re: Brent Renard Christian

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 17-1181
In Re: BRENT RENARD CHRISTIAN,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
(1:12-cr-00204-NCT-1; 1:14-cv-00284-NCT-LPA)
Submitted: July 31, 2017 Decided: August 9, 2017
Before WILKINSON and THACKER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Brent Renard Christian, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Brent Renard Christian 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 district court adopted the report and recommendation of the magistrate
judge and dismissed Christian’s § 2255 motion. Accordingly, because the district court
has recently decided Christian’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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