Third Circuit disposition — 074657np-pdf

BLD-101 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 07-4657
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IN RE: ALFRED FLOWERS,
Petitioner
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On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
(Related to 07-cv-02035)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
January 10, 2008
Before: MCKEE, RENDELL and SMITH, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed: March 10, 2008)
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OPINION
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PER CURIAM
Pro se petitioner Alfred Flowers is confined at FCI Fairton in New Jersey.
On April 19, 2007, he filed a complaint, and, subsequently, furnished the District Court
with copies of a summons and civil complaint for service upon each defendant in the
action. After a few months of inactivity in the District Court, Flowers filed the instant
petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the court to order the clerk to serve the
summons and complaint to each defendant. However, on January 2, 2008, the District

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Court issued an order directing that service of process be initiated upon the defendants.
On January 3, 2008, the Clerk issued copies of the summons and complaint to each
defendant. Because Flowers has now received the relief he sought in filing his mandamus
petition, we will deny his mandamus petition as moot.

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