U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2025

Caleb McGillvary v.

Caleb McGillvary v.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · Decided September 11, 2025

Caleb McGillvary v.

Opinion

*AMENDED HLD-004 NOT PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ___________ No. 24-3031 ___________ IN RE: CALEB L. MCGILLVARY, Petitioner ____________________________________ On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Related to Civ. No. 2:21-cv-17121) ____________________________________ Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P. November 14, 2024 Before: CHAGARES, Chief Judge, HARDIMAN, and PORTER, Circuit Judges (Opinion filed September 11, 2025) _________ OPINION* _________ PER CURIAM In October 2024, Caleb McGillvary filed a pro se petition for a writ of mandamus challenging the District Court’s administrative closure of McGillvary v. Galfy, et al., E.D. Pa. Civ. No. 2:21-cv-17121. In the petition, he asserted that the District Judge violated his due-process rights by removing his case from the active docket. He asked this Court to reassign the matter to another district judge.

* This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent.

We will deny the petition. On August 15, 2025, the District Judge entered an order transferring McGillvary’s civil action to the Honorable John Milton Younge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. As a result, his request for relief is moot. See Blanciak v. Allegheny Ludlum Corp., 77 F.3d 690, 698–9 (3d Cir. 1996) (“If developments occur during the course of adjudication that … prevent a court from being able to grant the requested relief, the case must be dismissed as moot.”).1

In light of our disposition, all pending motions and requests are denied.

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