Norman Shelton v. ( 2013 )

** AMENDED HLD-006 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 13-1469
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IN RE: NORMAN SHELTON,
Petitioner
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On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
(Related to M.D. Pa. Civ. No. 12-cv-00422)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
March 14, 2013
Before: McKEE, Chief Judge, ALDISERT and BARRY, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed: May 24, 2013)
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OPINION
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PER CURIAM
Petitioner Norman Shelton filed a petition for writ of mandamus on February 22,
2013, asking us to order the District Court to render a decision on his numerous pending
motions for preliminary injunctions and restraining orders.
By order entered on April 4, 2013, the District Court denied Shelton’s motions for
“declaratory relief, preliminary injunctions, and temporary restraining orders,” along with
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his other pending motions for default judgment and contempt. In the same order, the
District Court dismissed the case entirely, by granting the Defendants’ motion to dismiss
and for summary judgment.
Because Shelton has now received the relief he requested in his mandamus
petition, we will deny his mandamus petition as moot. See Blanciak v. Allegheny
Ludlum Corp., 77 F.3d 690, 698-99 (3d Cir. 1996).
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