In re: Wayne Christopher Hooks

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-1318
In re: WAYNE CHRISTOPHER HOOKS,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (5:21-hc-02037-M)
Submitted: September 9, 2021 Decided: September 13, 2021
Before MOTZ, KING, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Wayne Christopher Hooks, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Wayne Christopher Hooks 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. The present record does not reveal undue
delay in the district court. To the extent that Hooks seeks an order directing the district
court to act because of emergency COVID-19 conditions at the prison where he is located,
Hooks has not established a clear right to such relief. See In re Murphy-Brown, LLC, 907
F.3d 788, 795 (4th Cir. 2018). 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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