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Pannebaker v. Trotta

United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
Sep 23, 2022
Civ. 1:21-CV-2168 (M.D. Pa. Sep. 23, 2022)

Opinion

Civ. 1:21-CV-2168

09-23-2022

STEVEN PANNEBAKER, Plaintiff, v. KARIN TROTTA, et al., Defendants.


MEMORANDUM ORDER

MARTIN C. CARLSON, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

In this action, the pro se plaintiff has filed a motion which sought to compel the production of certain discovery, stating that the defendants had failed to respond to the discovery propounded upon them. (Doc. 31). The defendants have responded to this motion, advising the Court that they have today provided the plaintiff responses to his outstanding discovery requests. (Doc. 42).

In light of this reply, we conclude that this motion to compel is moot. The mootness doctrine recognizes a fundamental truth in litigation: “[i]f 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.” Blanciak v. Allegheny Ludlum Corp., 77 F.3d 690, 698-99 (3d Cir. 1996). Since these defendants have now replied to these discovery demands, any request for an order directing a response to these discovery requests is now moot. Of course, if upon receipt of the responses Mr. Pannebaker seeks to compel further information he may endeavor to do so by a separate motion. Accordingly, for the foregoing reasons, and this motion to compel, (Doc. 31), is DEEMED MOOT.

So ordered.


Summaries of

Pannebaker v. Trotta

United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
Sep 23, 2022
Civ. 1:21-CV-2168 (M.D. Pa. Sep. 23, 2022)
Case details for

Pannebaker v. Trotta

Case Details

Full title:STEVEN PANNEBAKER, Plaintiff, v. KARIN TROTTA, et al., Defendants.

Court:United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Date published: Sep 23, 2022

Citations

Civ. 1:21-CV-2168 (M.D. Pa. Sep. 23, 2022)