UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-7358
In Re: ERNEST EARL MCLAMB,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
(CR-98-62, CA-00-243-F)
Submitted: April 3, 2003 Decided: April 18, 2003
Before MICHAEL, KING, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Ernest Earl McLamb, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Ernest Earl McLamb petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging
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 McLamb filed the instant mandamus
petition, the district court ruled on his § 2255 motion.
Accordingly, we deny McLamb’s mandamus petition as moot but grant
his 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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