NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 12-3126
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IN RE: STEVEN ALLEN SCHWARTZ,
Petitioner
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On Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
(Related to D.C. Criminal Action No. 03-cr-00035-1)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
August 30, 2012
Before: AMBRO, JORDAN AND VANASKIE, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed: September 7, 2012 )
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OPINION
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PER CURIAM
Steven A. Schwartz filed this pro se mandamus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 1651, seeking an order appointing a “special designee” to rule on an ex parte
application that he filed under seal in the District Court on December 2, 2011, because
the District Court had not taken action on the application. Subsequent to the filing of this
mandamus petition, however, the District Court ruled on the application. Accordingly,
Schwartz’s mandamus petition is denied 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 . . . prevent a court from being able to grant the requested relief, the case
must be dismissed as moot.”). Schwartz’s motion to file the mandamus petition under
seal is granted.
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