UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-7277
In Re: KRISTOPHER S. KOLLYNS,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CA-99-2880-3)
Submitted: December 21, 2000 Decided: January 8, 2001
Before MOTZ, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Kristopher S. Kollyns, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Kristopher S. Kollyns has filed a petition for writ of manda-
mus in this court seeking the recusal of the district court judge
in an action filed in state court and removed to federal district
court. Although mandamus is a proper avenue to seek judicial re-
cusal, In re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 826-27 (4th Cir. 1987), mandamus
relief is not warranted in this case because the case has now been
remanded to state court and is no longer pending before the judge
in question. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in
forma pauperis, we deny mandamus relief. 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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