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Parties Involved:
Charlette Dufray Johnson
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-2193

In Re: CHARLETTE DUFRAY JOHNSON, a/k/a Charlotte Johnson,

Petitioner.

On Petitions for Writ of Mandamus. (7:10-cr-00093-BR-1; 

7:15-cv-00063)

Submitted: December 15, 2015 Decided: December 17, 2015

Before GREGORY and FLOYD, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior 

Circuit Judge.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Charlette Dufray Johnson, Petitoner Pro Se. Seth Morgan Wood,

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, 

for Appellee. 

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Charlette Dufray Johnson petitions for a writ of mandamus, 

alleging that the district court has unduly delayed acting on 

her motion for release of grand jury transcripts or dismissal of 

her convictions and sentence. She seeks an order from this 

court directing the district court to grant her motion. 

Our review of the district court’s docket reveals that the 

district court issued an order denying Johnson’s motion on 

November 6, 2015. Because the district court has recently 

decided Johnson’s motion, her demand for an order directing the 

district court to cease delaying its ruling is moot. Moreover, 

insofar as Johnson seeks an order directing the district court 

to grant her motion, such relief is not available by way of 

mandamus. See In re Lockheed Martin Corp., 503 F.3d 351, 353 

(4th Cir. 2007) (recognizing that mandamus may not be used as

substitute for appeal). 

Accordingly, we deny the mandamus petition. 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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