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Azaniah BLANKUMSEE, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. Governor Larry HOGAN, Defendant - Appellee.
In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, Azaniah Blankumsee seeks to appeal the district court's order denying his motion for a preliminary injunction. Although the order was an appealable interlocutory order at the time Blankumsee filed his notice of appeal, see 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1), the district court has now entered a final order dismissing the complaint for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Accordingly, we dismiss Blankumsee's appeal as moot. See Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc., 568 U.S. 85, 91, 133 S.Ct. 721, 184 L.Ed.2d 553 (2013) (“A case becomes moot ․ when the issues presented are no longer live or the parties lack a legally cognizable interest in the outcome.” (internal quotation marks omitted)); Dex Media West, Inc. v. City of Seattle, 696 F.3d 952, 956 & n.1 (9th Cir. 2012) (dismissing as moot appeal from denial of preliminary injunction where district court had entered final judgment and “deciding the preliminary injunction appeal would have no practical consequences”). 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Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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Docket No: No. 20-7035
Decided: December 22, 2020
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
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