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HLD-006 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 22-1819
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IN RE: SHAWN D. SHAW,
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 D.N.J. Civ. No. 2-19-cv-16702)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
May 19, 2022
Before: CHAGARES, Chief Judge, PORTER and FUENTES, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed: June 2, 2022)
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OPINION*
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PER CURIAM
Shawn D. Shaw has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus requesting that we
direct the District Court to rule on his pending 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. The District
Court has since ruled on the § 2255 motion, denying it in part and reserving judgment on
one claim pending supplemental briefing. In light of the District Court’s action, this
mandamus petition does not present a live controversy. Therefore, we will dismiss it as
* 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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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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