Jose Estrada v.

HLD-008 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 22-3410
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IN RE: JOSE ESTRADA,
Petitioner
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On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
(Related to E.D. Pa. Crim. No. 2-12-cr-00581-001)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
March 9, 2023
Before: Chief Judge CHAGARES, HARDIMAN, and PHIPPS, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed May 10, 2023)
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OPINION*
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PER CURIAM
Jose Estrada, proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus
compelling the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to
adjudicate his motion for compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A).
While this petition was pending before us, the District Court denied Estrada’s motion. In
light of the District Court’s action, Estrada’s mandamus petition no longer presents a live
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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.
controversy. Accordingly, we will dismiss the petition 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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