UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-6053
In Re: JOSEPH SLEDGE, JR.,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
Submitted: April 18, 2002 Decided: April 26, 2002
Before MOTZ, TRAXLER, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Joseph Sledge, Jr., Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Joseph Sledge, Jr., petitions for a writ of mandamus, seeking
an order requiring a state court to rule on a pending “motion for
appropriate relief.” This court does not have jurisdiction to
grant mandamus relief against state officials, Gurley v. Superior
Court of Mecklenburg County, 411 F.2d 586, 587 (4th Cir. 1969), and
does not have jurisdiction to review state court orders, District
of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462, 482 (1983).
Accordingly, we do not have jurisdiction to grant the requested
relief. Thus, although we grant the motion for leave to proceed in
forma pauperis, we deny the petition for a writ of mandamus. 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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In Re: Sledge v.
Combined Opinion