UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-638
In Re: ROBERT LEE HOOD,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CA-97-83-1-MU)
Submitted: December 22, 1998 Decided: January 26, 1999
Before MURNAGHAN and WILKINS, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Robert Lee Hood, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Robert Lee Hood filed this petition for a writ of mandamus
seeking to have this court direct the district court to act on his
42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 1998) action. Because the district
court has entered an order dismissing the action, the petition for
a writ of mandamus is moot. Therefore, while we grant leave to
proceed in forma pauperis, we deny the petition. We also deny
Hood’s motion for the appointment of counsel. We dispense with
oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequate-
ly presented in the materials before the court and argument would
not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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