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IN RE: Dee Deidre FARMER, Petitioner
OPINION *
On October 22, 2018, Dee Deirdre Farmer filed a petition for writ of mandamus to compel the District Court to adjudicate her September 14, 2017 motions to proceed in forma pauperis and to reopen proceedings in her civil rights action. But by order entered April 30, 2018, the District Court had already decided Farmer's motions, so we must in turn dismiss her mandamus petition 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.”).
If Farmer wishes to reopen her case in the District Court, she should file a motion to reopen that complies with the instructions in the District Court's order entered on April 30, 2018, with an explanation why her motion is being filed past the deadline set by that court. The Clerk of this Court is directed to send Farmer a copy of the April 30, 2018 order along with this opinion.1
FOOTNOTES
1. Farmer's motion for appointment of counsel is denied.
PER CURIAM
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Docket No: No. 18-3345
Decided: February 12, 2019
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
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