UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-6236

In Re: LEOPOLD F. LAMONT, Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CR-96-101-V)

Submitted: July 20, 1999 Decided: September 24, 1999

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Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 a writ of mandamus seeking to have this court direct the district court to act on his motion for transcripts at government expense. The district court has recently acted on this motion. Accordingly, while we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny the mandamus petition as moot. We dispense 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