In Re: Steven Prentice, No. 16-1851 (4th Cir. 2017)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 16-1851 In re: STEVEN DIXON PRENTICE, Petitioner. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. Submitted: January 31, 2017 (1:16-cv-00179-CCE-JEP) Decided: February 2, 2017 Before WILKINSON, KEENAN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam. Steven Dixon Prentice, Petitioner Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Steven Dixon Prentice petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging that the district court has unduly delayed in ruling on his “Demand for Release” in connection with his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012) petition. The district court’s docket sheet reveals that the court dismissed without prejudice Prentice’s § 2241 petition on May 27, petition. legal before 2016. Accordingly, we deny Prentice’s mandamus We dispense with oral argument because the facts and contentions this court are adequately and argument presented would not in aid the the materials decisional process. PETITION DENIED 2

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