Richard Stewart v. ( 2021 )

DLD-030 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 21-2851
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IN RE: RICHARD STEWART,
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. 3:20-cv-00803)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
November 18, 2021
Before: KRAUSE, MATEY and PHIPPS, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed: December 8, 2021)
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OPINION*
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PER CURIAM
Richard Stewart filed a pro se petition for a writ of mandamus requesting that we
compel the District Court to rule, in his favor, on a petition he filed under 28 U.S.C.
§ 2241. The District Court has since denied the § 2241 petition by order entered October
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This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not
constitute binding precedent.
13, 2021, and Stewart has appealed. See C.A. No. 21-2980. In light of the District
Court’s action, this mandamus petition does not present a live controversy. Therefore,
we will dismiss it as moot. See Blanciak v. Allegheny Ludlum Corp., 77 F.3d 690, 698-
99 (3d Cir. 1996) (“If developments occur during the course of adjudication that
eliminate a plaintiff’s personal stake in the outcome of a suit or prevent a court from
being able to grant the requested relief, the case must be dismissed as moot.”).
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