Document ID: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-ca4-16-01541/USCOURTS-ca4-16-01541-0/pdf.json

Parties Involved:
Joseph Samuel Hall
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-1541

In re: JOSEPH SAMUEL HALL,

Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. 

(5:11-cr-00034-FPS-MJA-1; 5:14-cv-00133-FPS-MJA)

Submitted: September 29, 2016 Decided: October 3, 2016

Before SHEDD, KEENAN, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Joseph Samuel Hall, Petitioner Pro Se. 

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Appeal: 16-1541 Doc: 9 Filed: 10/03/2016 Pg: 1 of 2
2

PER CURIAM:

Joseph Samuel Hall 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 accepted 

the recommendation of the magistrate judge and denied relief on 

Hall’s § 2255 motion by order entered August 11, 2016. Because 

the district court has recently decided Hall’s case, his request 

for a ruling is moot. Further, insofar as Hall seeks an 

evidentiary hearing on his § 2255 claims, he does not 

demonstrate a clear right to such a hearing, as required for 

mandamus relief. See In re First Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass’n, 860 

F.2d 135, 138 (4th Cir. 1988). Accordingly, although we grant 

leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny the petition for 

writ of mandamus. 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

Appeal: 16-1541 Doc: 9 Filed: 10/03/2016 Pg: 2 of 2