Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-05-19 21:00:50.189544+00
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                                             UNPUBLISHED

                               UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                   FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                              No. 23-1373

        In re: BLAKE SANDLAIN,

                            Petitioner.

        On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Southern
        District of West Virginia, at Bluefield. (1:22-cv-00222).

        Submitted: May 4, 2023                                              Decided: May 18, 2023

        Before WYNN, THACKER, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.

        Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

        Blake Sandlain, Petitioner Pro Se.

        Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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        PER CURIAM:

               Blake Sandlain petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging that the district court has

        unduly delayed in ruling on his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition. He seeks an order from this

        court directing the district court to act. Our review of the district court’s docket sheet

        reveals that on May 1, 2023, the magistrate judge issued proposed findings and a

        recommendation on Sandlain’s petition. Because there has been recent significant action

        in Sandlain’s case, we conclude there has been no undue delay. Accordingly, we deny the

        mandamus petition.      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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