UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-601
In Re: LEOPOLD F. LAMONT,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CR-96-101-V)
Submitted: August 27, 1998 Decided: September 11, 1998
Before NIEMEYER and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Leopold F. Lamont, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Leopold F. Lamont filed this petition for writ of mandamus
seeking to have this court direct the district court to act on his
motion for preparation of transcripts at government expense pursu-
ant to 28 U.S.C. § 753(f) (1994). The motion was filed in the dis-
trict court on March 23, 1998. Because the delay in the district
court has not exceeded six months, we find no unreasonable delay.
Therefore, while we grant Lamont’s motion for leave to proceed in
forma pauperis, we deny the petition for mandamus relief. We dis-
pense 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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