The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by Magus Jamye Reficul Ahnend. The court found that the record did not reveal undue delay by the district court in ruling on pretrial objections.
Magus Jamye Reficul Ahnend, proceeding pro se, petitioned for a writ of mandamus to the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. He alleged that the district court had unduly delayed in ruling on his objections to a magistrate judge’s orders regarding various pretrial matters in his civil case.
The court’s reasoning
The court reviewed the present record and determined that it did not reveal undue delay in the district court. Consequently, the court denied the mandamus petition.
What it means going forward
The denial of the writ leaves the district court’s timeline for ruling on pretrial objections undisturbed.
