Michael Norwood v. USA, No. 16-3865 (3d Cir. 2017)

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ALD-059 NOT PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ___________ No. 16-3865 ___________ IN RE: MICHAEL NORWOOD, Petitioner ____________________________________ On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Related to D.N.J. Civ. No. 1-15-cv-02996) ____________________________________ Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P. December 1, 2016 Before: MCKEE, JORDAN and RESTREPO, Circuit Judges (Opinion filed: January 11, 2017) _________ OPINION * _________ PER CURIAM Michael Norwood filed a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking an order directing the District Court to rule on his amended motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The District Court denied that motion on November 28, 2016. Thus, because Norwood has * This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent. received all of the relief he requested, his petition is now moot. We will therefore dismiss it. See Blanciak v. Allegheny Ludlum Corp., 77 F.3d 690, 698-99 (3d Cir. 1996). 2

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