HLD-002 NOT PRECEDENTIAL

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ___________

No. 21-3102 ___________

In re: GEORGE X, Petitioner ____________________________________

On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (Related to Civ. No. 1-21-cv-00499) ____________________________________

Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P. November 23, 2021

Before: CHAGARES1, Chief Judge, PORTER and FUENTES, Circuit Judges

(Opinion filed: December 21, 2021) _________

OPINION* _________

PER CURIAM

In November 2021, pro se petitioner George X filed a mandamus petition

requesting that we direct the United States District Court for the District of Delaware to

order service of process under

(d). However, after he filed his

1 Honorable Michael A. Chagares, United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, assumed Chief Judge status on December 4, 2021. * This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent. mandamus petition, the District Court entered an opinion and order dismissing his

complaint under § 1915(e)(2)(B). In light of the District Court’s action, this mandamus

petition no longer presents a live controversy. Therefore, we will dismiss it as moot. See

Blanciak v. Allegheny Ludlum Corp.,

(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.”).2

2 The petitioner’s motion to amend the caption to refer to him as ‘George X’ is granted, and the Clerk is directed to amend the caption. 2