Third Circuit disposition — 233066np-pdf

NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 23-3066
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IN RE: JUDEAU S. BROWN, JR.,
Petitioner
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On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the
United States District Court for the District of Delaware
(Related to D.C. Civil Action No. 1:21-cv-00200)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
June 13, 2024
Before: CHAGARES, Chief Judge, SHWARTZ and RESTREPO, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed: June 28, 2024)
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OPINION*
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PER CURIAM
Judeau S. Brown, Jr., filed a pro se petition for a writ of mandamus, asking us to
direct the District Court to rule on his habeas petition. Thereafter, on June 18, 2024, the
District Court dismissed Brown’s habeas petition as time-barred, declined to issue a
certificate of appealability, and directed the District Court Clerk to close the case. In
* 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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view of that decision, Brown’s mandamus petition no longer presents a live controversy,
and thus 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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