If a claim has become moot prior to the entry of final judgment, does the court have to dismiss the claim?
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The following excerpt is from Altman v. Bedford Cent. Sch. Dist., 245 F.3d 49 (2nd Cir. 2000):
If a claim has become moot prior to the entry of final judgment, the district court generally should dismiss the claim for lack of jurisdiction. See, e.g., Campbell v. Greisberger, 80 F.3d 703, 705 (2d Cir. 1996) (affirming mootness dismissal). Similarly, if a claim becomes moot between the entry of final judgment and the completion of appellate review, the appellate court usually must either dismiss the appeal,
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