UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 07-6464
In Re: JAMES ALLEN MORRIS,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (2:06-cv-00024-REM)
Submitted: June 15, 2007 Decided: July 30, 2007
Before MICHAEL and KING, Circuit Judges, and WIDENER, Senior
Circuit Judge.*
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
James Allen Morris, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
*
Judge Widener did not participate in the disposition of
this matter. Accordingly, this opinion is issued by a quorum of
the panel.
PER CURIAM:
James Allen Morris 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. Although we find that
mandamus relief is not warranted because the delay is not
unreasonable, we deny the mandamus petition without prejudice to
the filing of another mandamus petition if the district court does
not act expeditiously. We grant Morris’s motion for leave to
proceed in forma pauperis. We deny Morris’s motion for injunctive
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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