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Parties Involved:
Maurice Brown
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 08-1188

In Re: MAURICE BROWN,

Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.

(3:97-cr-00126-FDW-1)

Submitted: May 29, 2008 Decided: June 4, 2008

Before TRAXLER, GREGORY and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Maurice Brown, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Maurice Brown petitions for a writ of mandamus, alleging

the district court has unduly delayed acting on his petition for

writ of error coram nobis, in which he claimed he had received

ineffective assistance of counsel. He seeks an order from this

court directing the district court to act. Our review of the

district court docket sheet reveals that Brown has since been

provided with new counsel. Accordingly, because the district court

has provided Brown with the relief requested in his coram nobis

petition, we deny the mandamus petition as moot. We grant leave to

proceed in forma pauperis. 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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