In re: Curtis Watson, a/k/a Low

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-2130
In re: CURTIS WATSON, a/k/a Low,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Southern
District of West Virginia, at Charleston. (2:18-cr-00279-1; 2:24-cv-00117)
Submitted: May 14, 2026 Decided: June 8, 2026
Before WILKINSON and RUSHING, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Curtis L. Watson, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Curtis Watson petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging that the magistrate judge
has unduly delayed in issuing a report and recommendation on Watson’s 28 U.S.C. § 2255
motion and in ruling on his related motion for release. Watson seeks an order from this
court directing the magistrate judge to act. Our review of the district court’s docket reveals
that the magistrate judge filed his report and recommendation. Accordingly, because the
magistrate judge took significant action on Watson’s § 2255 motion and other pending
motions, 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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