Third Circuit disposition — 223410np-pdf

HLD-008 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 22-3410
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IN RE: JOSE ESTRADA,
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 E.D. Pa. Crim. No. 2-12-cr-00581-001)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
March 9, 2023
Before: Chief Judge CHAGARES, HARDIMAN, and PHIPPS, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed May 10, 2023)
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OPINION*
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PER CURIAM
Jose Estrada, proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus
compelling the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to
adjudicate his motion for compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A).
While this petition was pending before us, the District Court denied Estrada’s motion. In
light of the District Court’s action, Estrada’s 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. Accordingly, we will dismiss the petition 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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