In re: Blake Sandlain, No. 20-1146 (4th Cir. 2020)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 20-1146 In re: BLAKE SANDLAIN, Petitioner. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (1:19-cv-00072) Submitted: July 21, 2020 Before AGEE, DIAZ, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Blake Sandlain, Petitioner Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. Decided: July 23, 2020 PER CURIAM: Blake Sandlain petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging that the district court has unduly delayed acting on his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2018) petition. He seeks an order from this court directing the district court to act. Our review of the district court’s docket reveals that on February 24, and March 16, 2020, respectively, the district court entered orders dismissing Sandlain’s § 2241 petition and denying his Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion. Accordingly, because the district court has recently decided Sandlain’s case, 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 2

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