
    In re Alton B. HORNBACK, Petitioner.
    No. 677.
    United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
    Aug. 30, 2001.
    Before PAULINE NEWMAN, RADER, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.
   SCHALL, Circuit Judge.

ORDER

Alton B. Hornback petitions for a writ of mandamus to direct the Court of Federal Claims to issue an opinion in Hornback’s case, 99-38C.

Upon consideration thereof,

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

The petition is denied. 
      
       We note that the trial judge assigned to Horn-back’s case died on August 7, 2001 and that the Court of Federal Claims will be reassigning Hornback’s case in the usual course of business of the court,
     