Third Circuit disposition — 261509np-pdf

BLD-123 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 26-1509
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IN RE: IDOWU RAJI,
Petitioner
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On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
(Related to M.D. Pa. Civ. No. 3:25-cv-02208)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
April 30, 2026
Before: KRAUSE, MATEY, and BOVE, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed June 24, 2026)
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OPINION*
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PER CURIAM
Idowu Raji filed a pro se petition for a writ of mandamus asking us to direct the
District Court to rule on his habeas corpus petition. After Raji filed the mandamus
petition, the District Court entered an order dismissing the habeas corpus petition. In light
of the District Court’s order dismissing Raji’s habeas corpus petition, this mandamus
* 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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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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