In re: James Johnson

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-1381
In re: JAMES JOHNSON,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Writ of Prohibition to the United States District Court
for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. (1:18-cr-00178-RDB-1)
Submitted: June 14, 2024 Decided: June 18, 2024
Before NIEMEYER and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and MOTZ, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
James Johnson, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
James Johnson petitions for a writ of mandamus or a writ of prohibition, alleging
that the district court has unduly delayed in acting on his motion for compassionate release
and seeking an order from this court directing the district court to order the Government to
respond to his motion. Our review of the district court’s docket reveals that, after the
Government filed a response to Johnson’s compassionate release motion, the court denied
it and denied as moot Johnson’s motion for due process on his compassionate release
motion. Accordingly, because the district court has recently ruled on Johnson’s motion
after the Government responded to it, we deny the mandamus or prohibition 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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