Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-04-21 21:00:22.800521+00
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                                            UNPUBLISHED

                               UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                   FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                               No. 22-2037

        In re: CLIFTON WILLIAM BATTS,

                             Petitioner,

        On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Eastern
        District of Virginia, at Raleigh. (5:21-hc-02239-M)

        Submitted: November 29, 2022                                      Decided: April 20, 2023

        Before HARRIS, QUATTLEBAUM, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.

        Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

        Clifton William Batts, Petitioner Pro Se.

        Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

               Clifton William Batts petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging that the district

        court has unduly delayed acting on his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. 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 dismissed Batts’ § 2254 petition on January 6, 2023. Accordingly,

        because the district court has recently decided Batts’ case, we deny the mandamus petition

        as moot. 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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