In re: Quentin W. Blanchard

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-2362
In re: QUENTIN W. BLANCHARD,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. (1:25-cv-00938-MSN-WEF)
Submitted: January 22, 2026 Decided: January 28, 2026
Before AGEE, RICHARDSON, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Quentin W. Blanchard, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
In this petition for a writ of mandamus, Quentin W. Blanchard alleges that the
district court has unduly delayed acting in his underlying civil suit. Blanchard seeks an
order from this court directing the district court to act. Review of the district court’s docket
shows that the court dismissed Blanchard’s suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on
December 30, 2025. See Blanchard v. Gen. Servs. Admin., No. 1:25-cv-00938-MSN-WEF
(E.D. Va., PACER No. 46). Because the district court recently decided Blanchard’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
* To the extent that Blanchard asks this court to direct the district court to grant him
relief on the merits, mandamus “may not be used as a substitute for appeal,” In re Lockheed
Martin Corp., 503 F.3d 351, 353 (4th Cir. 2007), and we observe that Blanchard has already
noted an appeal from the district court’s dispositive order.

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