USCA4 Appeal: 24-1016 Doc: 10 Filed: 03/08/2024 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 24-1016

In re: BRANDON MICHAEL PICKENS,

Petitioner.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Asheville. Martin K. Reidinger, Chief District Judge. (5:22-cv-00169-MR)

Submitted: February 28, 2024 Decided: March 8, 2024

Before WILKINSON, WYNN, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Brandon Michael Pickens, Petitioner Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Brandon Michael Pickens petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging that the district

court has unduly delayed in adjudicating Respondent’s motion for summary judgment in

Pickens’

petition. Pickens seeks an order from this court directing the

district court to act, but our review of the district court’s docket reveals that the district

court adjudicated the summary judgment motion on February 14, 2024. Accordingly,

because the district court has recently decided the motion and denied Pickens’ § 2241

petition, 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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