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Parties Involved:
Coyt Bryant
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-2068

In re: COYT BRYANT,

Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (4:06-cr-00035-H-1)

Submitted: April 29, 2015 Decided: May 8, 2015

Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Coyt Bryant, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Coyt Bryant has petitioned this court for a writ of 

mandamus. In his petition, Bryant asks this court to order the 

district court to rule on his Fed. R. Civ. P. 60 motion.

To obtain mandamus relief, a petitioner must show that:

(1) he has a clear and indisputable right to the 

relief sought; (2) the responding party has a clear 

duty to do the specific act requested; (3) the act 

requested is an official act or duty; (4) there are no 

other adequate means to attain the relief he desires; 

and (5) the issuance of the writ will effect right and 

justice in the circumstances.

In re Braxton, 258 F.3d 250, 261 (4th Cir. 2001) (internal 

quotation marks and citation omitted). We have considered 

Bryant’s petition and the district court docket sheet and find 

that the district court has recently disposed of Bryant’s 

motion. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in 

forma pauperis, we deny the mandamus petition. 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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