In Re: James Riley ( 2006 )


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    for the Third Circuit
    11-16-2006
    In Re: James Riley
    Precedential or Non-Precedential: Non-Precedential
    Docket No. 06-4004
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    HLD-6 (October 2006)                                           NOT PRECEDENTIAL
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
    NO. 06-4004
    ________________
    IN RE: JAMES RILEY,
    Petitioner
    ____________________________________
    On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the
    United States District Court for the District of Delaware
    (Related to Civ. No. 06-cv-00001)
    ____________________________________
    Submitted Under Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P.
    October 13, 2006
    Before: SCIRICA, Chief Judge, WEIS and GARTH, Circuit Judges.
    (Filed November 15, 2006)
    _______________________
    OPINION
    _______________________
    PER CURIAM
    Pro se petitioner James Riley seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the United
    States District Court for the District of Delaware to rule immediately on his motion for
    preliminary injunction/temporary restraining order filed July 18, 2006.1
    1
    Petitioner seeks an order directing the District Court to grant his preliminary
    injunction/temporary restraining order. Because such relief is beyond the scope of the
    relief available under 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), we construe the petition instead, as seeking an
    On October 27, 2006, the District Court entered an order denying Riley’s motion
    for preliminary injunction/temporary restraining order. Because Riley has now received
    the relief he sought in filing his mandamus petition – a ruling on that motion– we will
    deny his mandamus petition as moot.
    order that directs the District Court to rule immediately on the motion for preliminary
    injunction/temporary restraining order.
    2
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 06-4004

Filed Date: 11/16/2006

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 4/17/2021