USCA4 Appeal: 25-1904 Doc: 8 Filed: 12/01/2025 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-1904

In re: JOSEPH KENNETH NEWBOLD,

Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. (1:22-cr-00372-LCB-1)

Submitted: September 18, 2025 Decided: December 1, 2025

Before THACKER and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Joseph Kenneth Newbold, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Joseph Kenneth Newbold petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging that the district

court has unduly delayed acting on three motions in his criminal case. 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 denied the motions on September 17, 2025. Accordingly,

because the district court has recently decided Newbold’s motions, 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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