Erik Khan v.

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Decided: October 10, 2025
• Docket: 25-1994
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

*AMENDED HLD-013 NOT PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ___________

No. 25-1994 ___________

IN RE: ERIK KHAN, Petitioner ____________________________________

On a Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Related to Civ. No. 1:23-cv-03068) ____________________________________

Submitted Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. App. P. May 29, 2025

Before: CHAGARES, Chief Judge, HARDIMAN, and PORTER, Circuit Judges

(Opinion filed: October 10, 2025) _________

OPINION * _________

PER CURIAM

In May 2025, Erik Khan filed a pro se petition for a writ of mandamus requesting

that this Court compel the District Court to rule on his then-pending § 2241 petition for a

writ of habeas corpus. On June 2, 2025, the District Court ruled on the petition, denying

relief. See D.Ct. ECF Nos. 18, 19. Given the District Court’s ruling, we will dismiss the

petition as moot. See Blanciak v. Allegheny Ludlum Corp., 77 F.3d 690, 698–99 (3d Cir.

* This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent. 1996) (“If developments occur during the course of adjudication that … prevent a court

from being able to grant the requested relief, the case must be dismissed as moot.”). 1

1 In light of our disposition, Khan’s motion to voluntarily dismiss his mandamus petition is denied as unnecessary. 2