In re: Blake Sandlain

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-1373
In re: BLAKE SANDLAIN,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Southern
District of West Virginia, at Bluefield. (1:22-cv-00222).
Submitted: May 4, 2023 Decided: May 18, 2023
Before WYNN, THACKER, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Blake Sandlain, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Blake Sandlain petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging that the district court has
unduly delayed in ruling on his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition. He seeks an order from this
court directing the district court to act. Our review of the district court’s docket sheet
reveals that on May 1, 2023, the magistrate judge issued proposed findings and a
recommendation on Sandlain’s petition. Because there has been recent significant action
in Sandlain’s case, we conclude there has been no undue delay. Accordingly, we deny the
mandamus petition. 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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