Luis Zayas Cintron v., No. 22-2645 (3d Cir. 2023)

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HLD-003 NOT PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ___________ No. 22-2645 ___________ IN RE: LUIS G. ZAYAS CINTRON, Petitioner ____________________________________ On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Related to Civ. No. 2-18-cv-05537) ____________________________________ Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P. November 10, 2022 Before: CHAGARES, Chief Judge, HARDIMAN, and PHIPPS, Circuit Judges ______ (Opinion filed: January 18, 2023) _________ OPINION* _________ PER CURIAM In September 2022, Luis Zayas Cintron filed a mandamus petition asking us to direct the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to adjudicate his petition for writ of habeas corpus. After he filed the mandamus petition, the District Court entered a memorandum and order denying his habeas petition. In light of the District Court’s action, this mandamus petition no longer presents a live * This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent. 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

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