Case Name: In re Clarence BRISCOE-BEY, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-05-09
Citations: 518 F. App'x 85
Docket Number: No. 12-1862
Parties: In re Clarence BRISCOE-BEY, Petitioner.
Judges: Before: McKEE Chief Judge, ALDISERT and GARTH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 518
Pages: 85–86

Head Matter:
In re Clarence BRISCOE-BEY, Petitioner.
No. 12-1862.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R.App. P. Oct. 15, 2012.
Opinion Filed: May 9, 2013.
Clarence Briscoe-Bey, Minersville, PA, pro se.
Before: McKEE Chief Judge, ALDISERT and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
OPINION
PER CURIAM.
Clarence Briscoe-Bey, a federal inmate, filed an "interlocutory" notice of appeal in his collateral review proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, complaining of alleged delay in the District Court's adjudication of the § 2255 motion. See D. Del.Crim. No. 03-cr-00018-001, Docket #245. This Court entered an order construing the pro se notice of appeal as a petition for a writ of mandamus under 28 U.S.C. § 1651. See Hassine v. Zimmerman, 160 F.3d 941, 954 (3d Cir.1998) (explaining that a habeas petitioner who experiences delay "can seek a writ of mandamus to compel the district court to reach a decision on the habeas claim"). Shortly thereafter, the District Court entered an order of its own denying Briscoe-Bey's § 2255 motion and closing the proceeding.
In light of the District Court's entry of an order adjudicating Briscoe-Bey's § 2255 motion, we will deny the petition for a writ of mandamus as moot.