Third Circuit disposition — 162749np-pdf

RESUBMIT HLD-003 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 16-2749
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IN RE: ALTON D. BROWN,
Petitioner
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On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
(Related to M.D. Pa. Civ. No. 3-14-cv-01180)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
February 13, 2017
Before: SMITH, Chief Judge, McKEE and FUENTES, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed: March 16, 2017)
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OPINION*
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PER CURIAM
Alton D. Brown filed a petition for writ of mandamus requesting that we direct the
District Court to rule on a request for an opportunity to appeal the District Court’s
dismissal order in Brown v. Lancaster, M.D. Pa. Civ. No. 3:14-cv-01180. The District
Court has since ruled on Brown’s filing. In light of the District Court’s action, the
question Brown presented is no longer a live controversy, so we will dismiss his
* This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not
constitute binding precedent.

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mandamus petition as moot. See, e.g., Lusardi v. Xerox Corp., 975 F.2d 964, 974 (3d
Cir. 1992).

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