Case Name: In re Jay L. THOMAS, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-07-10
Citations: 477 F. App'x 880
Docket Number: No. 11-2210
Parties: In re Jay L. THOMAS, Petitioner.
Judges: Before: McKEE, Chief Judge, and ALDISERT and WEIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 477
Pages: 880–880

Head Matter:
In re Jay L. THOMAS, Petitioner.
No. 11-2210.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R.App. P. June 30, 2011.
Opinion Filed: July 10, 2012.
Jay L. Thomas, Saddle Brook, NJ, pro se.
Before: McKEE, Chief Judge, and ALDISERT and WEIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
OPINION
PER CURIAM.
Jay L. Thomas seeks a writ of mandamus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1651, directing the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to adjudicate his underlying civil action against the Commissioner of Social Security ("Commissioner"). Subsequent to the filing of this mandamus petition, however, the District Court granted the Commissioner's motion to dismiss Thomas's complaint and ordered the Clerk of that Court to close the case. Accordingly, Thomas's mandamus petition will be denied 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 . prevent a court from being able to grant the requested relief, the case must be dismissed as moot.").