UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-7176
In Re: WALTER JACOB DAVIS, a/k/a Marcus
Swanson,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
(CR-94-73, CA-01-59)
Submitted: September 18, 2002 Decided: November 14, 2002
Before WILKINS, MICHAEL, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Walter Jacob Davis, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Walter Jacob Davis, a North Carolina inmate, petitions this
court for a writ of mandamus directing the district court to act on
his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000) motion. Our review of the district
court docket sheet in that action reveals that after Davis filed
his mandamus petition, the district court entered a final order
dismissing Davis’ § 2255 motion. Accordingly, although we grant
Davis leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny the mandamus
petition as moot and 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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