James H. Campbell v.

HLD-006 NOT PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ___________ No. 18-2484 ___________ IN RE: JAMES H. CAMPBELL, Petitioner ____________________________________ 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) ____________________________________ 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) _________ OPINION * _________ 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 * 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.”). 2