Opinion
No. 18-2292
09-13-2018
In re: MICHAEL A. INGALLS, JR., Petitioner
HLD-007 (Revised)
NOT PRECEDENTIAL
On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
(Related to Civ. No. 1-15-cv-05495) Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
August 23, 2018
Before: SMITH, Chief Judge, CHAGARES and BIBAS, Circuit Judges OPINION PER CURIAM
This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent. --------
In June 2018, pro se petitioner Michael Ingalls filed a mandamus petition requesting that we direct the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to rule on his motion to vacate the Court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. However, after Ingalls filed his mandamus petition, the District Court entered an opinion and order denying his motion. 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., 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.").