Jimmie L. Harris petitions for writ of mandamus, alleging the district court has unduly delayed acting on his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000) petition. He seeks an order from this court directing the district court *878 to act. Our review of the docket sheet reveals that the district court granted the Respondent’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed Harris’s 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000) petition by order entered May 17, 2005. Accordingly, because the district court has recently decided Harris’s case, we deny the mandamus petition as moot. We grant 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