983 F.2d 1072
Stephen D. BROWN, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
Richard CLARK, and Indiana Attorney General, Respondents-Appellees.
No. 91-2956.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
Argued Nov. 17, 1992.
Decided Dec. 15, 1992.
NOTICE: Seventh Circuit Rule 53(b)(2) states unpublished orders shall not be cited or used as precedent except to support a claim of res judicata, collateral estoppel or law of the case in any federal court within the circuit.
Before COFFEY, POSNER, and MANION, Circuit Judges.
ORDER
Petitioner Stephen D. Brown appeals from a district court order dismissing his petition for writ of habeas corpus without prejudice. Petitioner argues that he has waited 7 1/2 years for the State of Indiana to provide him with a transcript of his 1984 trial, and that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because no direct appeal or post-conviction motions were ever filed.
Respondents provided petitioner with the trial transcript at oral arguments before this court. The obstacle to a state appeal has now been removed. See Lumbert v. Finley, 735 F.2d 239, 240-41 (7th Cir.1984); Lowe v. Duckworth, 663 F.2d 42, 43 (7th Cir.1981). Petitioner may present his claims to the state courts.
Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED as moot.