In re: Brandon Michael Pickens

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-1017
In re: BRANDON MICHAEL PICKENS,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Asheville. (1:20-cv-00353-MR)
Submitted: February 27, 2024 Decided: March 1, 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Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 ruling on his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. Pickens seeks
an order from this court directing the district court to act. However, upon review, the
present record does not reveal undue delay in the district court. 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
∗ While we deny mandamus relief at this juncture, we encourage the district court
to act as expeditiously as possible in this matter.

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