UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-7421
In Re: JERRY WAYNE SHEPPARD,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
(CR-94-122, CA-98-747)
Submitted: March 20, 2003 Decided: April 1, 2003
Before LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jerry Wayne Sheppard, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Jerry Wayne Sheppard petitions for a writ of mandamus,
alleging that the district court has unduly delayed acting on his
28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000) motion. He seeks an order from this court
directing the district court to act. After Sheppard filed the
instant mandamus petition, the district court ruled on his § 2255
motion. Accordingly, we deny the mandamus petition but grant
Sheppard’s motion to proceed in forma 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.
PETITION DENIED
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