OPINION

Pro se petitioner Michael A. Garcia seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to rule upon his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241.

Garcia filed his § 2241 petition on November 25, 2011. 1 In January 2012, he filed motions for discovery, an evidentiary hearing, and appointment of counsel. In May 2012, the Government had not filed its response, and Garcia filed a motion for an order to show cause. In June, Garcia filed a motion for summary judgment and a letter requesting the status of his case. In August 2012, Garcia filed the instant petition for writ of mandamus to compel the District Court to rule on his § 2241 petition.

On September 18, 2012, the District Court dismissed Garcia’s § 2241 petition without prejudice for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Garcia v. Zickefoose, No. 11-7030, 2012 WL 4120509, Slip Copy (D.N.J. Sept. 18, 2012). Because Garcia has now received the relief he sought in filing his mandamus petition— namely, a ruling on his § 2241 petition-we will deny his mandamus petition as moot.