IMO the Petition of Simon Smith for a Writ of Mandamus

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware dismissed Simon Smith's petition for a writ of mandamus, which sought to compel the Family Court to rule on his pending request for review of a commissioner's order sentencing him to a weekend of incarceration for failing to comply with a child-support order. Because the Family Court issued its decision affirming the commissioner's order while the mandamus petition was pending, the Court held the matter moot and granted the State's motion to dismiss. The Court restated, without needing to apply, the three-part standard governing mandamus relief.