UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 07-7162
In Re: MILTON LEROY LAWRENCE,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (5:06-hc-02131-BO)
Submitted: November 15, 2007 Decided: November 26, 2007
Before WILLIAMS, Chief Judge, and MOTZ and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Milton Leroy Lawrence, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Milton Leroy Lawrence petitions for a writ of mandamus,
alleging the district court has unduly delayed acting on his motion
for reconsideration of the district court’s order dismissing his
petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000). He seeks an order from
this court directing the district court to act. Our review of the
docket sheet reveals that the district court has denied Lawrence’s
motion for reconsideration. Accordingly, because the district
court has recently decided Lawrence’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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In Re: Lawrence v.
Combined Opinion