In re: Brandon Michael Pickens

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-1016
In re: BRANDON MICHAEL PICKENS,
Petitioner.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at
Asheville. Martin K. Reidinger, Chief District Judge. (5:22-cv-00169-MR)
Submitted: February 28, 2024 Decided: March 8, 2024
Before WILKINSON, WYNN, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Brandon Michael Pickens, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Brandon Michael Pickens petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging that the district
court has unduly delayed in adjudicating Respondent’s motion for summary judgment in
Pickens’ 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition. Pickens seeks an order from this court directing the
district court to act, but our review of the district court’s docket reveals that the district
court adjudicated the summary judgment motion on February 14, 2024. Accordingly,
because the district court has recently decided the motion and denied Pickens’ § 2241
petition, 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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