In re: James Lee McClain

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-2264
In re: JAMES LEE MCCLAIN,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (5:21-hc-02035-D)
Submitted: January 20, 2022 Decided: January 24, 2022
Before WILKINSON, DIAZ, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
James Lee McClain, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
James Lee McClain petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging that the district court
has unduly delayed acting on his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition and motion to expedite decision.
He seeks an order from this court directing the district court to act. Our review of the
district court’s docket reveals that on November 2, 2021, the district court dismissed
McClain’s § 2241 petition without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction and denied as moot his
motion to expedite. Accordingly, because the district court has recently decided McClain’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

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