UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-632
In Re: NICHOLAS J. QUEEN, SR.,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CA-95-859)
Submitted: November 20, 1997 Decided: December 9, 1997
Before MURNAGHAN, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Petition dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Nicholas J. Queen, Sr., Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Nicholas Queen brought this mandamus petition seeking an order
directing the district court to rule on a Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)
motion. The district court denied Queen's motion by order dated
October 14, 1997. Queen's request for mandamus relief is therefore
moot. Accordingly, we grant the motion for leave to proceed in
forma pauperis but dismiss the mandamus petition. We dispense with
oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequate-
ly presented in the materials before the court and argument wold
not significantly aid the decisional process.
PETITION DISMISSED
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