Case Name: In re: Alfred FLOWERS, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-03-10
Citations: 268 F. App'x 185
Docket Number: No. 07-4657
Parties: In re: Alfred FLOWERS, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 268
Pages: 185–186

Head Matter:
In re: Alfred FLOWERS, Petitioner.
No. 07-4657.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R.App. P. Jan. 10, 2008.
Filed: March 10, 2008.
Alfred Flowers, Fairton, NJ, pro se.
Before: McKEE, RENDELL and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
OPINION
PER CURIAM.
Pro se petitioner Alfred Flowers is confined at FCI Fairton in New Jersey. On April 19, 2007, he filed a complaint, and, subsequently, furnished the District Court with copies of a summons and civil complaint for service upon each defendant in the action. After a few months of inactivity in the District Court, Flowers filed the instant petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the court to order the clerk to serve the summons and complaint to each defendant. However, on January 2, 2008, the District Court issued an order directing that service of process be initiated upon the defendants. On January 3, 2008, the Clerk issued copies of the summons and complaint to each defendant. Because Flowers has now received the relief he sought in filing his mandamus petition, we will deny his mandamus petition as moot.