UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-556
In Re: RONALD FLOYD JACKSON,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
(CR-90-254, CA-92-1794-2BC)
Submitted: September 20, 1996 Decided: October 1, 1996
Before NIEMEYER, HAMILTON, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Ronald Floyd Jackson, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Ronald Floyd Jackson brought this mandamus petition seeking an
order compelling the United States District Court for the District
of South Carolina to act on Jackson's 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1994) mo-
tion. Because we note that the docket sheet reflects that the dis-
trict court denied the motion by minute entry dated May 24, 1995,
we conclude that Jackson's petition is moot. Accordingly, we grant
leave to proceed in forma pauperis, but deny the petition for a
writ of mandamus. 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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