In re Laroque
Docket: No. 08-1919
Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; March 9, 2009; Federal Appellate Court
The petition for a writ of mandamus filed by George Paul Laroque has been denied in an unpublished PER CURIAM opinion, which holds no binding precedent in the circuit. Laroque claimed that the district court had unduly delayed addressing his appeal from the bankruptcy court and sought a directive for the district court to take action. However, the review of the docket indicates that the district court had denied Laroque’s motions for injunctive relief on December 22, 2008, and consolidated his four appeals to address remaining motions on December 24, 2008. Consequently, the court found that the district court had recently acted on Laroque’s case, rendering the mandamus petition moot. Laroque was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, and the court determined that oral argument was unnecessary as the facts and legal issues were sufficiently presented in the submitted materials. The petition is denied.