UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-6599
In Re: THOMAS CARVER STEPHENS,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CR-98-83)
Submitted: June 15, 2000 Decided: June 26, 2000
Before NIEMEYER and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Cir-
cuit Judge.
Petition dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Thomas Carver Stephens, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Thomas Carver Stephens petitions this court for a writ of
mandamus and requests that we stay district court proceedings in
his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp. 2000) action. The district
court has entered a final order denying relief on Stephens’ § 2255
motion. Accordingly, while we grant leave to proceed in forma
pauperis, we dismiss the mandamus petition as moot. 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 DISMISSED
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