Benjamin Rich v.

Opinion

DLD-081 NOT PRECEDENTIAL

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ___________

No. 26-1027 ___________

IN RE: BENJAMIN S. RICH, a/k/a Samuel Guillaume, a/k/a Q, a/k/a Ryan, Petitioner ____________________________________

On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Related to D.N.J. Crim. No. 2:21-cr-00503-001) ____________________________________

Submitted Pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 21 February 12, 2026 Before: RESTREPO, PORTER, and MONTGOMERY-REEVES, Circuit Judges

(Opinion filed: March 11, 2026)

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OPINION* _________

In January 2026, pro se petitioner Benjamin Rich filed a petition for a writ of

mandamus, requesting that this Court compel the District Court to rule on Rich’s

* This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent. September 2025 motion seeking enforcement of an order from July 2025. By order

entered on February 5, 2026, the District Court dismissed Rich’s motion.

In light of the District Court’s ruling on Rich’s motion, this mandamus petition no

longer presents a live controversy. Therefore, we will dismiss it 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.”).