The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for writ of mandamus filed by Zannie Jay Lotharp. The court found the petition moot following the district court's denial of Lotharp's motion for relief under federal law.
Zannie Jay Lotharp filed a petition for writ of mandamus asserting that the district court unduly delayed acting on his motion for relief under twenty-eight U.S.C. Section two thousand two hundred fifty-five. The district court had denied his motion on April seventh, two thousand twenty-six.
The court’s reasoning
The court denied the mandamus petition as moot because the underlying motion for relief had already been resolved by the district court.
What it means going forward
The denial of the mandamus petition means that Lotharp’s claims regarding the delay in the district court will not be further pursued in this appellate court.
