UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 01-7467

In Re: MICHAEL LEE SPENCER, SR., Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CA-00-1644-AM)

Submitted: November 8, 2001 Decided: November 20, 2001

Before WILKINS, MICHAEL, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Michael Lee Spencer, Sr., Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: On August 1, 2001, Michael Lee Spencer, Sr., filed this peti- tion for a writ of mandamus seeking an order directing the district court to act on his motion for declaratory and injunctive relief and on his motion for an accelerated hearing, both filed in the district court on June 26, 2001. The district court entered an order denying both of these motions on August 24, 2001; Spencer’s petition for mandamus is therefore moot. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis in this petition, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. 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