Third Circuit disposition — 222936np-pdf

ALD-030 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 22-2936
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IN RE: PHARAOH OJORE NKOSI,
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 M.D. Pa. No. 1-21-cv-02166)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
November 17, 2022
Before: HARDIMAN, RESTREPO, and BIBAS, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed: December 12, 2022)
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OPINION*
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PER CURIAM
Pharaoh Ojore Nkosi, proceeding pro se, petitions for a writ of mandamus to
compel the District Judge presiding over his case in the United States District Court for
the Middle District of Pennsylvania to rule on his petition for a writ of habeas corpus
* 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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pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and his related filings. By order entered on November 10,
2022, the District Court dismissed his petition, denied his motion for reconsideration of
an earlier order to show cause, and closed the case. In light of the District Court’s action,
Nkosi’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 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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