UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 07-7076
In Re: MARION EDWARD PEARSON, JR.,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (1:06-cv-00069)
Submitted: October 11, 2007 Decided: October 17, 2007
Before MICHAEL and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Marion Edward Pearson, Jr., Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Marion Edward Pearson, Jr., petitions for a writ of
mandamus, alleging the district court has unduly delayed acting on
a motion for summary judgment and a motion for judgment on the
pleadings that he filed in his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000) proceeding.
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 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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