In re: Bobby Hazel

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-2127
In re: BOBBY HAZEL,
Petitioner.
On Petitions for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. (1:93-cr-00062-MSN-1)
Submitted: May 29, 2025 Decided: June 5, 2025
Before WILKINSON, WYNN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Petitions denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Bobby Hazel, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Bobby Hazel petitions for a writ of mandamus. In his initial and amended petitions,
he alleges that the district court has unduly delayed acting on his motions for a writ of error
coram nobis, to compel the release of a video, and to appoint counsel. He seeks an order
from this court directing the district court to act. Our review of the district court’s docket
reveals that the district court recently ruled on the pending motions. See United States v.
Hazel, No. 1:93-cr-00062-MSN-1 (E.D. Va. Feb. 7, 2025). Accordingly, because the
district court has decided the subject motions, we deny as moot the initial and amended
mandamus petitions. See Williams v. Ozmint, 716 F.3d 801, 809 (4th Cir. 2013) (noting
that issue is moot when party “receives the relief he or she sought to obtain” (citation and
internal quotation marks omitted)). 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.
PETITIONS DENIED

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