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In re Chestnut

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Jul 22, 2019
No. 19-1348 (4th Cir. Jul. 22, 2019)

Opinion

No. 19-1348

07-22-2019

In re: RAYMOND EDWARD CHESTNUT, a/k/a Snoop, a/k/a Ray, Petitioner.

Raymond Edward Chestnut, Petitioner Pro Se.


UNPUBLISHED

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (4:05-cr-01044-RBH-1) Before WILKINSON, AGEE, and THACKER, Circuit Judges. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Raymond Edward Chestnut, Petitioner Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Raymond Edward Chestnut filed a petition for writ of mandamus, a motion to file an amended petition for writ of mandamus, and the amended petition for writ of mandamus. In the amended petition, Chestnut alleges the district court has unduly delayed acting on his motion for reduction of sentence under the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 404, 132 Stat. 5194. He seeks an order from this court directing the district court to act. Our review of the district court's docket reveals that the district court has granted in part and denied in part the motion for reduction of sentence. Accordingly, because the district court has recently ruled on Chestnut's motion, we deny the mandamus petition as moot. We grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis and deny Chestnut's motion to expedite. 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.

We grant Chestnut's motion to file an amended petition for writ of mandamus. --------

PETITION DENIED


Summaries of

In re Chestnut

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Jul 22, 2019
No. 19-1348 (4th Cir. Jul. 22, 2019)
Case details for

In re Chestnut

Case Details

Full title:In re: RAYMOND EDWARD CHESTNUT, a/k/a Snoop, a/k/a Ray, Petitioner.

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Jul 22, 2019

Citations

No. 19-1348 (4th Cir. Jul. 22, 2019)