CLD-022 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 18-3082
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In Re: ROBERT ALLEY,
Petitioner
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On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the
United States District Court for the District of Delaware
(Related to D. Del. Civ. No. 1-16-cv-00569)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
November 1, 2018
Before: CHAGARES, RESTREPO and SCIRICA, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed December 20, 2018)
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OPINION*
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PER CURIAM
On September 16, 2018, Robert Alley filed a petition for writ of mandamus to
compel the District Court to adjudicate his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. But by
order entered October 17, 2018, the District Court dismissed Alley’s habeas petition, so
we must in turn dismiss his mandamus petition as moot. See Blanciak v. Allegheny
Ludlum Corp., 77 F.3d 690, 698-99 (3d Cir. 1996) (“If developments occur during the
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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.
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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