UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-7217

GEORGE W. GANTT-EL,

Petitioner - Appellant,

v.

RICKY ANDERSON,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. Donald P. Dietrich, Magistrate Judge. (1:09-cv-00040-UA-DPD)

Submitted: November 19, 2009 Decided: December 2, 2009

Before MOTZ, GREGORY, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

George W. Gantt-El, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

George W. Gantt-El seeks to appeal the district

court’s orders (1) denying him leave to proceed in forma

pauperis in his action filed pursuant to

(2006), and ordering him to pay the $5 filing fee, and

(2) granting him an extension of time to pay the fee. Our

review of the district court docket sheet and Gantt-El’s

informal brief on appeal reveals that the filing fee was paid on

June 16, 2009. Accordingly, because Gantt-El has paid the

filing fee, we deny his motion for a certificate of

appealability and dismiss the appeal as moot. We deny leave to

proceed in forma pauperis on appeal and deny Gantt-El’s motion

for judicial notice. 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.

DISMISSED

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