UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 04-6657
In Re: GERAMIE GIBSON,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CA-02-207-5)
Submitted: July 29, 2004 Decided: August 5, 2004
Before LUTTIG, MICHAEL, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Geramie Gibson, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Geramie Gibson petitions for writ of mandamus, alleging
the district court has unduly delayed acting on his 28 U.S.C.
§ 2241 (2000) case. He seeks an order from this court directing
the district court to act. Although there was a significant delay
in the district court, we note that the magistrate judge has
recently issued a recommendation in Gibson’s § 2241 case, and we
are confident that the district court will proceed to a disposition
in a timely manner. Accordingly, while we grant Gibson’s motion
for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we 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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