UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 13-1082
In re: WAYNE D. BUTTS,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
(2:12-cv-00042-MSD-LRL; 2:12-cv-00210-MSD-LRL)
Submitted: March 26, 2013 Decided: March 29, 2013
Before DUNCAN, FLOYD, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Wayne D. Butts, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Wayne D. Butts petitions for a writ of mandamus,
seeking an order from this court directing the district court to
act on motions filed in Case No. 2:12-cv-00042-MSD-LRL and Case
No. 2:12-cv-00210-MSD-LRL. Butts alleges that the district
court has unduly delayed acting on his “Motion for Preliminary
Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order” and “Motion for
Judgment of Pre-Trial Motions,” filed in Case No. 2:12-cv-00042-
MSD-LRL. In an order entered on October 25, 2012, the
magistrate judge denied Butts’ motions as moot. Butts also
seeks mandamus relief with respect to his motion for leave to
proceed in forma pauperis, filed in Case No. 2:12-cv-00210-MSD-
LRL. In an order entered on December 6, 2012, the magistrate
judge denied this motion. Accordingly, we deny Butts’ 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
this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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