UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 13-1693

In Re: JOSEPH MCCOY POWELL,

Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (2:93-cr-00004-BO-1)

Submitted: October 22, 2013 Decided: November 8, 2013

Before NIEMEYER, AGEE, and KEENAN, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Joseph McCoy Powell, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Joseph McCoy Powell petitions for a writ of mandamus,

alleging the district court has unduly delayed acting on his

(c)(2) (2006) motion for reduction of sentence. 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 granted relief on Powell’s motion in an order

entered on October 11, 2013. Accordingly, because the district

court has recently decided Powell’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

this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

PETITION DENIED

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