Opinion
24-2404
09-17-2024
IN RE: TODD ANTHONY ROBINSON, Petitioner
NOT PRECEDENTIAL
Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P. September 5, 2024
On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Related to W.D. Pa. Civ. No. 2-22-cv-01223)
Before: BIBAS, MATEY, and CHUNG, Circuit Judges
OPINION [*]
PER CURIAM
In July 2024, Todd Robinson filed a pro se petition for a writ of mandamus, asking us to direct the District Court to rule on his petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, or in the alternative, to issue our own ruling on his habeas petition. After Robinson filed the mandamus petition, the District Court entered a memorandum and order denying his habeas petition. 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.").
Robinson has appealed from the District Court's dismissal of his habeas petition. That appeal is pending at C. A. No. 24-2579 and will be considered separately.
[*] This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent.