UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 03-6219
In Re: GEORGE BOYD STONE,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CR-93-3)
Submitted: May 29, 2003 Decided: June 4, 2003
Before WILKINSON, MICHAEL, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
George Boyd Stone, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
George Boyd Stone filed this petition for a writ of mandamus
seeking to have this court direct the district court to act on his
motion to preserve evidence. Stone’s motion was filed in the
district court on September 16, 2002. His mandamus petition was
dated January 29, 2003, and filed February 4. Because Stone’s
motion had been pending for less than five months, we find no
unreasonable delay. Accordingly, although we grant Stone’s motion
for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny mandamus relief.
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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