Rafael Vasquez v., No. 15-3416 (3d Cir. 2015)

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BLD-016 NOT PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ___________ No. 15-3416 ___________ IN RE: RAFAEL VASQUEZ, Petitioner ____________________________________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. 1:14-cv-05297) ____________________________________ Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P. October 16, 2015 Before: FUENTES, KRAUSE and SCIRICA, Circuit Judges (Opinion filed October 21, 2015) _________ OPINION* _________ PER CURIAM Pro se petitioner Rafael Vasquez, a federal prisoner, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1651, seeking an order directing the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to order the government to respond to Vasquez’s motion to vacate his sentence filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. On October * This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent. 13, 2015, the government filed its answer to Vasquez’s motion. Because Vasquez has now received the relief he sought, we will dismiss the petition as moot. 2

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