Third Circuit disposition — 222645np-pdf

HLD-003 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 22-2645
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IN RE: LUIS G. ZAYAS CINTRON,
Petitioner
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On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
(Related to Civ. No. 2-18-cv-05537)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
November 10, 2022
Before: CHAGARES, Chief Judge, HARDIMAN, and PHIPPS, Circuit Judges
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(Opinion filed: January 18, 2023)
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OPINION*
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PER CURIAM
In September 2022, Luis Zayas Cintron filed a mandamus petition asking us to
direct the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to
adjudicate his petition for writ of habeas corpus. After he filed the mandamus petition,
the District Court entered a memorandum and order denying his habeas 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 binding
precedent.

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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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