Mitchell Gatewood

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 10-1167 In Re: MITCHELL GATEWOOD, Petitioner. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (3:08-cv-00182-RJC) Submitted: September 29, 2010 Decided: November 16, 2010 Before NIEMEYER, GREGORY, and KEENAN, Circuit Judges. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Mitchell Gatewood, Petitioner Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Mitchell Gatewood petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging the district court has unduly delayed acting on his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp. 2010) motion. He seeks an order Our review from this court directing the district court to act. of the district court's docket reveals that, on September 13, 2010, the Gatewood's district § 2255 court motion. entered an order denying the relief on Accordingly, because district court has recently decided Gatewood's case, we deny the mandamus petition as moot. We dispense with We grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis. oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. PETITION DENIED 2