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Parties Involved:
Thomas Donnell Sifford
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-2252

In re: THOMAS DONNELL SIFFORD,

Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (3:07-cr-00097-RJC-1; 

3:14-cv-00001-RJC)

Submitted: January 15, 2015 Decided: January 20, 2015

Before WILKINSON and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior 

Circuit Judge.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Thomas Donnell Sifford, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Thomas Donnell Sifford petitions for a writ of 

mandamus, alleging the district court has unduly delayed acting 

on his motion to amend 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 denied Sifford’s motion on November 20, 2014.

Accordingly, because the district court has recently decided

Sifford’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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