Third Circuit disposition — 073029np-pdf

DLD-318 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 07-3029
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IN RE: TYRONE STAPLES,
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 D.C. Civ. No. 06-cv-02426)
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Submitted Under Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
July 26, 2007
Before: BARRY, AMBRO and FISHER, CIRCUIT JUDGES.
(Filed: August 6, 2007)
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OPINION
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PER CURIAM
Pro se petitioner Tyrone Staples, an inmate at the United States Penitentiary at
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the United States District
Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania to promptly reach a decision on his petition
for writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241.
Staples filed his § 2241 petition with the district court on December 19, 2006. On
July 9, 2007, this petition for writ of mandamus was docketed (Staples dated the petition

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1In a clerk’s order, Staples was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, and
asked to provide a response explaining why his mandamus petition was not moot in light
of the district court’s order. Staples has filed no such response.
2Staples filed a notice of appeal on July 16, 2007.
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June 20, 2007). 1 On July 6, 2007, the district court entered an order denying Staples’
§ 2241 petition.2 Because Staples has received the relief he sought in filing his
mandamus petition – a ruling on his § 2241 petition – we will deny his mandamus
petition as moot.

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