UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 11-6705

JOHN R. LAY,

Petitioner - Appellant,

v.

STATE OF MARYLAND,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Benson Everett Legg, District Judge. (1:11-cv-01178-BEL)

Submitted: September 29, 2011 Decided: October 5, 2011

Before KING, GREGORY, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

John R. Lay, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

John R. Lay appeals the district court’s order

construing his pro se pleading as a petition for a writ of

mandamus and denying it. We have reviewed the record and find

no reversible error. Accordingly, although we grant Lay leave

to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis, we affirm for the

reasons stated by the district court. See Lay v. State of

Maryland, No. 1:11-cv-01178-BEL (D. Md. May 10, 2011). 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.

AFFIRMED

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