Opinions of the United 2006 Decisions States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

5-19-2006 In Re:Thomas Gerrard Precedential or Non-Precedential: Non-Precedential Docket No. 06-1758

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HPS-45 (March 2006) NOT PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT NO. 06-1758 ________________ IN RE: THOMAS J. GERRARD, Petitioner ____________________________________ On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the District Court for the District of New Jersey (Related to D. N.J. Civ. No. 04-cv-06056) _____________________________________ Submitted Under Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P. March 10, 2006 Before: SCIRICA, Chief Judge, WEIS and GARTH, Circuit Judges (Filed: May 19, 2006) __________________ OPINION _______________________ PER CURIAM Petitioner Thomas Gerrard asks this Court for a writ of mandamus to direct the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to take action on his petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On April 11, 2006, the District Court entered an order directing the Respondents to file an answer to Gerrard’s petition. Accordingly, we will deny the request as moot.