in Re: Jose Aleman Figuereo v. Gomez Submitted Under Rule 21, Fed. R. App. Pro

HLD-51 (January 2007) NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
NO. 06-5073
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IN RE: JOSE ALEMAN FIGUEREO,
Petitioner
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On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the
United States District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands
(Related to D.V.I. Civ. No. 05-cv-0122)
District Judge: Honorable Curtis V. Gomez
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Submitted Under Rule 21, Fed. R. App. Pro.
Before: SCIRICA, CHIEF JUDGE, WEIS and GARTH, CIRCUIT JUDGES.
(Filed: February 23, 2007)
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OPINION
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PER CURIAM.
Petitioner, Jose Aleman Figuereo, a prisoner at the Federal Correctional
Institution at Miami, Florida, petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus ordering the
United States District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands to act upon his habeas
corpus petition, which was filed in the District Court on August 8, 2005. At the time of

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the filing of the mandamus petition, the District Court had not decided the habeas
petition. However, on February 1, 2007, the District Court issued an order dismissing the
habeas petition. Therefore, we will deny the petition for a writ of mandamus as moot.

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