UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-1345

In re: JERRY LEWIS DEDRICK, Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (9:14-cv-00410-JMC-BM)

Submitted: July 29, 2014 Decided: July 31, 2014

Before NIEMEYER, WYNN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Jerry Lewis Dedrick, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM: Jerry Lewis Dedrick petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging the district court has unduly delayed in ruling on his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012) 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 the petition by order of July 17, 2014. Accordingly, because the district court has recently decided Lewis’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