UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 12-2071

In Re: MICHAEL O. WATKINS,

Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (4:08-cr-00123-RGD-TEM-4)

Submitted: December 6, 2012 Decided: December 12, 2012

Before MOTZ and DAVIS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Michael O. Watkins, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Michael O. Watkins petitions for a writ of mandamus,

alleging that the district court has unduly delayed in acting on

his

(West Supp. 2012) motion and seeking an

order from this court directing the district court to issue a

ruling. Our review of the district court’s docket reveals that

an order and a final judgment addressing this motion were filed

by the district court on September 9, 2011, and entered on

September 12, 2011. Accordingly, although we grant Watkins’s

motions to amend his petition and for leave to proceed in forma

pauperis, 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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