Michael Norwood v. USA

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NOT PRECEDENTIAL PER CURIAM OPINION Coram: MCKEE, JORDAN and RESTREPO, Circuit Judges. Total Pages: 2. ALD-059

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ALD-059

Date Filed: 01/11/2017

NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 16-3865
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IN RE: MICHAEL NORWOOD,
Petitioner
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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. 1-15-cv-02996)
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Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
December 1, 2016
Before: MCKEE, JORDAN and RESTREPO, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed: January 11, 2017)
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OPINION *
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PER CURIAM
Michael Norwood filed a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking an order
directing the District Court to rule on his amended motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The
District Court denied that motion on November 28, 2016. Thus, because Norwood has

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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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received all of the relief he requested, his petition is now moot. We will therefore
dismiss it. See Blanciak v. Allegheny Ludlum Corp., 77 F.3d 690, 698-99 (3d Cir. 1996).

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