Case Name: IN RE: Mostafa Ahmed AWWAD, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-02-21
Citations: 676 F. App'x 222
Docket Number: No. 16-2201
Parties: IN RE: Mostafa Ahmed AWWAD, Petitioner.
Judges: Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, DUNCAN, Circuit Judge, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 676
Pages: 222–223

Head Matter:
IN RE: Mostafa Ahmed AWWAD, Petitioner.
No. 16-2201
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: February 16, 2017
Decided: February 21, 2017
Mostafa Ahmed Awwad, Petitioner Pro Se.
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, DUNCAN, Circuit Judge, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion:
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Mostafa Ahmed Awwad petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking an order from this court directing the district court to unseal certain documents and filings in his underlying criminal case. But our review of the district court's docket reveals that Awwad is incorrect in his view that the district court has sealed any of the identified documents. Thus, there is no basis for granting Awwad the relief he seeks. 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 ar gument would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED