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Parties Involved:
Terry Donnell Johnson
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-2167

In Re: TERRY DONNELL JOHNSON, a/k/a Little Terry,

Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.

(3:08-cv-00484-RJC)

Submitted: March 29, 2016 Decided: April 13, 2016

Before MOTZ, GREGORY, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Petition dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Terry Donnell Johnson, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Terry Johnson petitions this court for a writ of mandamus, 

seeking an order directing the district court to rule on a 

motion to reopen his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion. District 

court records disclose that Johnson’s motion was construed as a 

separate § 2255 motion to which the court assigned a different

docket number (No. 3:15-cv-466-RJC). In an order entered on 

October 8, 2015, the court observed that the second § 2255 

motion was successive and unauthorized, construed the motion as 

a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012) motion, and transferred the matter to 

the Middle District of Florida, where Johnson is incarcerated. 

Because the district court has acted on Johnson’s motion to 

reopen, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss 

the mandamus petition as moot. We dispense with oral argument 

because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented 

in the materials before us and argument would not aid the 

decisional process.

PETITION DISMISSED

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