UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-1159

In Re: JAMAL BARNES, Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (1:02-cr-00079-AMD-1)

Submitted: March 20, 2014 Decided: March 24, 2014

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

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Jamal Barnes, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM: Jamal Barnes petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging the district court has unduly delayed acting on his pending 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion. He seeks an order from this court directing the district court to act. Our review of the district court’s docket reveals that there is no pending § 2255 motion. Accordingly, we conclude that there has been no undue delay in the district court, and we deny the mandamus petition. 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