UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-7946
MICHAEL EDWARD MILLS,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
JOSEPH M. BROOKS,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Richmond. Robert E. Payne, District Judge.
(CA-01-461)
Submitted: July 26, 2002 Decided: August 26, 2002
Before WILKINS and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Michael Edward Mills, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Michael Edward Mills appeals a district court’s order denying
him leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal in No. 01-7670.
The denial of in forma pauperis status is immediately appealable.
Roberts v. United States Dist. Court, 339 U.S. 844, 845 (1950).
Because Mills did in fact proceed on appeal in forma pauperis in
No. 01-7670, we dismiss this appeal as moot. We further deny leave
to proceed on appeal in formal pauperis. 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.
DISMISSED
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