HLD-006 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 18-2484
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IN RE: JAMES H. CAMPBELL,
Petitioner
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On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
(Related to M.D. Pa. Civ. No. 3-16-cv-00524)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
July 12, 2018
Before: Chief Judge SMITH, CHAGARES, and BIBAS, Circuit Judges
(Opinion Filed: September 4, 2018)
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OPINION *
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PER CURIAM
In July 2018, James H. Campbell filed this pro se mandamus petition requesting
that the District Court be compelled to rule on his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition. When
Campbell filed this mandamus petition, his § 2241 petition had been pending for over
two years. However, on August 21, 2018, the District Court entered an opinion and order
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This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not
constitute binding precedent.
denying Campbell’s § 2241 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.”).
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