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In re Ward

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
Nov 23, 2016
No. 16-3932 (3d Cir. Nov. 23, 2016)

Opinion

No. 16-3932

11-23-2016

IN RE: DAVID JAMES WARD, Petitioner


DLD-027

NOT PRECEDENTIAL

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. 2-16-cv-04101) Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
October 27, 2016 Before: CHAGARES, VANASKIE and KRAUSE, 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 July 2016, David James Ward filed a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 in the District of New Jersey. In September 2016, Ward filed a motion for summary judgment. By order and opinion entered on October 18, 2016, the District Court dismissed Ward's § 2255 motion for lack of jurisdiction, and declined to issue a certificate of appealability. Ward now seeks a writ of mandamus, directing the District Court to rule on his motion for summary judgment. Because the District Court has already dismissed Ward's § 2255 motion, we will deny as moot his petition for a writ of mandamus. See In re Austrian & German Holocaust Litig., 250 F.3d 156, 162-63 (2d Cir. 2001) (per curiam) (mandamus petition requesting that court of appeals compel district court action generally may be dismissed as moot upon district court's entry of final order).


Summaries of

In re Ward

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
Nov 23, 2016
No. 16-3932 (3d Cir. Nov. 23, 2016)
Case details for

In re Ward

Case Details

Full title:IN RE: DAVID JAMES WARD, Petitioner

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

Date published: Nov 23, 2016

Citations

No. 16-3932 (3d Cir. Nov. 23, 2016)