UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-6135
In Re: IMAM ABU MUHAMMAD, formerly known as
Brian Lewis Hines,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CA-97-591-M-5)
Submitted: March 9, 1999 Decided: March 24, 1999
Before ERVIN, HAMILTON, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Imam Abu Muhammad, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Imam Abu Muhammad, formerly known as Brian Lewis Hines, filed
a petition for writ of mandamus requesting that this court compel
the district court for the Eastern District of North Carolina to
adjudicate the merits of his “Motion for Modification of Judicial
Order” now pending before that court. In this mandamus petition,
Muhammad fails to establish that he has a clear right to the relief
sought. See In re First Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass’n., 860 F.2d 135, 138
(4th Cir. 1988). We therefore grant Muhammad’s in forma pauperis
status but deny Muhammad’s petition for writ of mandamus. 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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