UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 04-6241
In Re: CLIFTON HARRIS,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CA-03-2924)
Submitted: May 19, 2004 Decided: May 26, 2004
Before WILLIAMS and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Clifton Harris, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Clifton Harris petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging
the district court has unduly delayed in ruling on his motion to
stay his federal habeas corpus petition. That motion was filed in
the district court in November 2003, and was supported by
additional pleadings in January 2004. He seeks an order from this
court directing the district court to act. We find there has been
no undue delay in the district court. Accordingly, although we
grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny Harris’s motion
to appoint counsel and deny the mandamus petition. 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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