In re Redd
Docket: No. 05-7645
Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; November 29, 2005; Federal Appellate Court
Derrick Vincent Redd, a federal inmate, submitted a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the district court to transfer his Rule 35 motion to the appellate court due to delays in its resolution. The district court had denied Redd's Rule 35 motion on October 26, 2005. The appellate court granted Redd's request to proceed in forma pauperis but denied his writ of mandamus as moot. The court decided that oral argument was unnecessary, as the relevant facts and legal issues were sufficiently presented in the submitted materials.