United States Third Circuit

Federal courts do not have jurisdiction, under either their inherent power to order equitable relief or pursuant to the All Writs Act, to authorize expungement of a criminal record where the legality of the underlying criminal conviction is not being challenged.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/21/2006
• Decided 06/09/2006
• Published 06/09/2006

Judges

• Before SLOVITER and AMBRO, Circuit Judges, and DuBOIS , District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lawrence S. Lustberg, Fruqan Mouzon, (Argued), Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, Newark, NJ, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher J. Christie, United States Attorney, George S. Leone, Chief, Appeals Division, David B. Lat, Mark E. Coyne (Argued), Assistant United States Attorneys, Newark, NJ, for Appellee.