Shawn D. Shaw v.
Shawn D. Shaw v.
Opinion
HLD-006 NOT PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ___________ No. 22-1819 ___________ IN RE: SHAWN D. SHAW, Petitioner ____________________________________ On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Related to D.N.J. Civ. No. 2-19-cv-16702) ____________________________________ Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P. May 19, 2022 Before: CHAGARES, Chief Judge, PORTER and FUENTES, Circuit Judges (Opinion filed: June 2, 2022) _________ OPINION * _________ PER CURIAM Shawn D. Shaw has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus requesting that we direct the District Court to rule on his pending 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. The District Court has since ruled on the § 2255 motion, denying it in part and reserving judgment on one claim pending supplemental briefing. In light of the District Court’s action, this mandamus petition does not present a live controversy. Therefore, we will dismiss it as
* This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent. 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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