Case Name: In Re: Timothy DOWELL, Sr., Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-06-08
Citations: 229 F. App'x 254
Docket Number: No. 07-6437
Parties: In Re: Timothy DOWELL, Sr., Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 229
Pages: 254–254

Head Matter:
In Re: Timothy DOWELL, Sr., Petitioner.
No. 07-6437.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: May 31, 2007.
Decided: June 8, 2007.
Timothy Dowell, Sr., Petitioner Pro Se.
Before WILKINSON, TRAXLER, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Timothy Dowell petitions this court for a writ of mandamus, alleging that the district court has unduly delayed acting on his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000) motion. Do-well's § 2255 motion was filed with the district court on August 14, 2006, and on the following day, the motion was assigned to a magistrate judge for review. No action has occurred since that time. We find that mandamus relief is not warranted at this time because any delay since the filing of the § 2255 motion is not unreasonable. However, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus without prejudice to Dowell's right to refile the petition if there is continued delay. We grant the motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED.