In Re: James Platts, No. 14-1029 (4th Cir. 2014)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-1029 In re: JAMES C. PLATTS, Petitioner. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (1:13-cv-00178-IMK-JES) Submitted: March 27, 2014 Before MOTZ, Circuit Circuit Judges. Judge, Decided: and HAMILTON and April 1, 2014 DAVIS, Senior Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. James C. Platts, Petitioner Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: James mandamus and C. an Platts amended filed a petition petition for a for writ a of writ of mandamus, alleging that 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. present court. record does not reveal undue delay in We find the the district Accordingly, we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis and deny the mandamus petitions. * 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 * To the extent Platts requests that this court rule on his § 2241 petition in the first instance, we conclude that Platts is not entitled to such relief. 2

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