In re Horton

Fourth Circuit

In re Horton

133 F. App'x 890

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit·Decided June 14, 2005·No. No. 05-1347·Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

John D. Horton petitions for writ of mandamus, alleging the district court has unduly delayed acting on his petition for expungement of records. He seeks an order from this court directing the district [891]*891court 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 expeditiously. We grant Horton’s motion for 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

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PER CURIAM:

John D. Horton petitions for writ of mandamus, alleging the district court has unduly delayed acting on his petition for expungement of records. He seeks an order from this court directing the district [891]*891court 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 expeditiously. We grant Horton’s motion for 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

In re Horton, 133 F. App'x 890 (4th Cir. 2005).

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