John Lay v. State of Maryland, No. 11-6705 (4th Cir. 2011)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 11-6705 JOHN R. LAY, Petitioner - Appellant, v. STATE OF MARYLAND, Respondent - Appellee.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 Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.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 Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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. no reversible error. to proceed on appeal We have reviewed the record and find Accordingly, although we grant Lay leave in forma pauperis, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See Lay v. State of Maryland, No. May dispense with 1:11-cv-01178-BEL oral argument (D. Md. because the 10, 2011). facts and We legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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