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In re Bennett

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Apr 27, 2011
425 F. App'x 261 (4th Cir. 2011)

Opinion

No. 11-1220.

Submitted: April 21, 2011.

Decided: April 27, 2011.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (3:04-cr-00315-RJC-1; 3:08-cv-00410-RJC).

Terry Jackson Bennett, Petitioner Pro Se.

Before WILKINSON, GREGORY, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


Terry Jackson Bennett petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging that the district court has unduly delayed acting on a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59 motion that he filed following the denial of his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp. 2010) motion. Bennett seeks an order from this court directing the district court to act. Although we find that mandamus relief is not warranted because the delay is not unreasonable, we deny the mandamus petition without prejudice to the filing of another mandamus petition if the district court does not act seasonably. We grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

PETITION DENIED.


Summaries of

In re Bennett

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Apr 27, 2011
425 F. App'x 261 (4th Cir. 2011)
Case details for

In re Bennett

Case Details

Full title:In re Terry Jackson BENNETT, Petitioner

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Apr 27, 2011

Citations

425 F. App'x 261 (4th Cir. 2011)