Third Circuit disposition — 202648np-pdf

CLD-311 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 20-2648
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IN RE: LOUIS NEPTUNE,
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 Civ. No. 3:17-cv-12057)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
September 24, 2020
Before: JORDAN, KRAUSE and MATEY, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed: October 29, 2020)
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OPINION*
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PER CURIAM
Louis Neptune has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus requesting that we direct
the District Court to rule on several pending motions. The District Court has since ruled
on those motions, and Neptune has filed a notice of appeal. In light of the District Court’s
* 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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action, the question Neptune presented is no longer a live controversy, so we will dismiss
his mandamus petition 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.”)

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