UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 11-6705
JOHN R. LAY,
Petitioner - Appellant,
v.
STATE OF MARYLAND,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. Benson Everett Legg, District Judge.
(1:11-cv-01178-BEL)
Submitted: September 29, 2011 Decided: October 5, 2011
Before KING, GREGORY, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
John R. Lay, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
John R. Lay appeals the district court’s order
construing his pro se pleading as a petition for a writ of
mandamus and denying it. We have reviewed the record and find
no reversible error. Accordingly, although we grant Lay leave
to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis, we affirm for the
reasons stated by the district court. See Lay v. State of
Maryland, No. 1:11-cv-01178-BEL (D. Md. May 10, 2011). 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.
AFFIRMED
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