Third Circuit disposition — 213367np-pdf

HLD-005 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 21-3367
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IN RE: EDWARD McLAUGHLIN,
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 Crim. No. 3-12-cr-00179-001)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
February 3, 2022
Before: CHAGARES, Chief Judge, PORTER and FUENTES, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed: July 12, 2022)
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OPINION*
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PER CURIAM
Petitioner Edward McLaughlin filed a mandamus petition requesting that we direct
the District Court to rule on his pending motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 2255. By order entered June 16, 2022, the District Court denied McLaughlin’s
§ 2255 motion in part and granted it in part. That same day, the District Court entered an
* 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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Amended Judgment in McLaughlin’s criminal case and sentenced him to 180 months in
prison followed by three years supervised release.
In light of the District Court’s action, McLaughlin’s mandamus petition no longer
presents a live controversy. 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 . . . prevent a court from being able to grant the
requested relief, the case must be dismissed as moot.”).

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