Jelani Solomon v.

HLD-006 NOT PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ___________

No. 24-3298 ___________

IN RE: JELANI SOLOMON,

Petitioner ____________________________________ On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Related to W.D. Pa. Crim. No. 2:05-cr-00385-1) ____________________________________ Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P. January 30, 2025

Before: CHIEF JUDGE CHAGARES, HARDIMAN, and PORTER, Circuit Judges (Opinion filed: May 8, 2025) _________

OPINION * _________

PER CURIAM

Jelani Solomon, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of mandamus, requesting that we direct the District Court to rule on his motion for preauthorization to file a motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). Thereafter, the District Court denied that motion. In light of the District Court’s action, the question Solomon presented is no longer a live controversy, so we will dismiss his mandamus 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.” (citation omitted)).