UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-6475
In Re: KENNETH TRIBBLE,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
(CA-97-184-5-3-MU)
Submitted: June 5, 2001 Decided: June 26, 2001
Before WIDENER, LUTTIG, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Kenneth Tribble, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Kenneth Tribble petitions this court for a writ of mandamus
directing the district court to act upon his petition filed pursu-
ant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp. 2000). The district
court entered a final order on May 11, 2001, denying relief on
Tribble’s § 2254 petition. Accordingly, although we grant Tribble’s
motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, as amended, we deny
the mandamus petition as moot. We dispense with oral argument be-
cause 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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