In Re: Jamal Barnes, No. 14-1159 (4th Cir. 2014)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-1159 In Re: JAMAL BARNES, Petitioner. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (1:02-cr-00079-AMD-1) Submitted: March 20, 2014 Decided: March 24, 2014 Before MOTZ and THACKER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Jamal Barnes, Petitioner Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Jamal Barnes petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging the district court has unduly delayed acting on his pending 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion. He seeks an order from this court directing the district court to act. Our review of the district court s docket reveals that there is no pending § 2255 motion. Accordingly, we conclude that there has been no undue delay in the district court, and we deny the mandamus petition. dispense We grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis. with contentions are oral argument adequately because presented in the the facts We and legal materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. PETITION DENIED 2

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