In re: Michael Kenny Carter, a/k/a Blaze

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-1198
In re: MICHAEL KENNY CARTER, a/k/a Blaze,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (3:17-cr-00351-JMC-1)
Submitted: August 19, 2021 Decided: August 23, 2021
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, FLOYD, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Michael Kenny Carter, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Michael Kenny Carter petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging that the district
court has unduly delayed in ruling on his motion for compassionate release, his Fed. R.
Civ. P. 60(b) motion, and his sealed motion to compel. He seeks an order from this court
directing the district court to act. The present record does not reveal undue delay in the
district court. Accordingly, although we grant Carter’s motion to supplement the petition
for a writ of mandamus, we deny the petition.* We deny as moot Carter’s motion to
expedite. 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
* On July 30, 2021, the district court granted Carter’s motion to withdraw his motion
for compassionate release. Therefore, his mandamus petition is moot as to his motion for
compassionate release.

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