Case Name: In re George Boyd STONE, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-06-04
Citations: 65 F. App'x 497
Docket Number: No. 03-6219
Parties: In re George Boyd STONE, Petitioner.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, MICHAEL, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 65
Pages: 497–497

Head Matter:
In re George Boyd STONE, Petitioner.
No. 03-6219.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted May 29, 2003.
Decided June 4, 2003.
George Boyd Stone, Petitioner Pro Se.
Before WILKINSON, MICHAEL, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
George Boyd Stone filed this petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to have this court direct the district court to act on his motion to preserve evidence. Stone's motion was filed in the district court on September 16, 2002. His mandamus petition was dated January 29, 2003, and filed February 4. Because Stone's motion had been pending for less than five months, we find no unreasonable delay. Accordingly, although we grant Stone's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny 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.