Third Circuit disposition — 243298np-pdf

HLD-006 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 24-3298
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IN RE: JELANI SOLOMON,
Petitioner
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On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
(Related to W.D. Pa. Crim. No. 2:05-cr-00385-1)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
January 30, 2025
Before: CHIEF JUDGE CHAGARES, HARDIMAN, and PORTER, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed: May 8, 2025)
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OPINION*
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PER CURIAM
Jelani Solomon, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of mandamus,
requesting that we direct the District Court to rule on his motion for preauthorization to
file a motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). Thereafter, the District Court
denied that motion. In light of the District Court’s action, the question Solomon
presented is no longer a live controversy, so we will dismiss his mandamus petition as
* 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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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.” (citation omitted)).

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