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BLD-119                                                       NOT PRECEDENTIAL

                        UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                             FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
                                  ___________

                                       No. 23-1335
                                       ___________

                             IN RE: JONATHAN DAVEY,
                                                Petitioner
                       ____________________________________

                      On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the
                United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
                       (Related to D.N.J. Civ. No. 1:22-cv-02254)
                      ____________________________________

                     Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
                                   March 30, 2023

     Before: KRAUSE, PORTER, and MONTGOMERY-REEVES, Circuit Judges

                              (Opinion filed: April 12, 2023)
                                       _________

                                        OPINION *
                                        _________

PER CURIAM

       Jonathan Davey, proceeding pro se, petitions for a writ of mandamus to compel

the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to adjudicate his petition

for habeas corpus. By order entered on March 20, 2023, the District Court denied his

habeas petition and closed the case. In light of the District Court’s action, Davey’s

*
 This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not
constitute binding precedent.
mandamus 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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