UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 04-6254
In Re: DEMETRIC GRAY PEARSON,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
(CA-03-564-PJM)
Submitted: March 25, 2004 Decided: April 2, 2004
Before TRAXLER, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Demetric Gray Pearson, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Demetric Gray Pearson petitions for a writ of mandamus,
alleging the district court has unduly delayed acting on his 28
U.S.C. § 2254 (2000) petition. He seeks an order from this court
directing the district court to act. Our review of the docket
sheet reveals that the district court denied his petition on
February 27, 2004. Accordingly, because the district court has
recently decided Pearson’s case, we deny the mandamus petition as
moot. We grant leave 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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