UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-541
In Re: PHILLIP M. PROPST,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
Submitted: April 29, 1998 Decided: May 15, 1998
Before MURNAGHAN, NIEMEYER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Phillip M. Propst, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Appellant brought this mandamus petition seeking an order
directing the Catawba County Superior Court to enter a discovery
order. We lack jurisdiction to order the state court to act. See
Davis v. Lansing, 851 F.2d 72, 74 (2d Cir. 1988). Accordingly,
although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny
mandamus relief. We dispense with oral argument because the facts
and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials
before the court and argument would not significantly aid in the
decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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