DUNSTON v. BROWN (2018)

De'Andre Dunston, a Virginia inmate, appeals the district court's order dismissing without prejudice Dunston's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) civil rights action for failure to comply with the court's prior order giving him 30 days to submit a consent form authorizing the collection of the filing fee from his inmate trust account. While this appeal was pending, Dunston completed and submitted the required consent form. The district court, in an order issued on November 21, 2017, reinstated the action, albeit under a new civil number. By virtue of this order, the district court effectively granted Dunston the only relief he could have obtained by way of this appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal as moot. See CVLR Performance Horses, Inc. v. Wynne, 792 F.3d 469, 474 (4th Cir. 2015) (“Litigation may become moot during the pendency of an appeal when an intervening event makes it impossible for the court to grant effective relief to the prevailing party.”). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED

PER CURIAM:

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.