Third Circuit disposition — 191292np-pdf

ALD-176 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 19-1292
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IN RE: ROBERT DIXON,
Petitioner
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On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
(Related to W.D. Pa. Civ. No. 1:17-cv-00072)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
May 2, 2019
Before: MCKEE, SHWARTZ and BIBAS, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed June 26, 2019)
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OPINION*
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PER CURIAM
In February 2019, Robert Dixon filed this pro se mandamus petition requesting
that the District Court be compelled to rule on his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. However,
on March 12, 2019, the District Court entered an order denying Dixon’s § 2254 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

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controversy.1 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.”)
binding precedent.
1 Dixon’s appeal of the denial of his § 2254 petition has been docketed at C.A. No. 19-
1937.

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