UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 05-6235

In Re: ANTHONY MUNGAL, Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CR-96-488-DKC; CA-01-1240-DKC)

Submitted: April 29, 2005 Decided: May 19, 2005

Before MOTZ, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Anthony Mungal, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: Anthony Mungal filed a petition for writ of mandamus alleging undue delay by the district court in ruling on his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000) motion. The district court ruled on the motion by order entered on March 29, 2005. Accordingly, the mandamus petition is now moot. Therefore, although we grant Mungal’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny the petition for mandamus relief. 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

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