United States Sixth Circuit

In an action seeking a writ of mandamus under the Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA) requiring the unsealing of the record in a criminal case, the writ is granted where the CVRA required a ruling on a motion to unseal to be made "forthwith," and the District Court had inexplicably delayed for three months in making a decision.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/15/2009
• Published 06/15/2009

Judges

• Before:  MOORE, CLAY, and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Russell Paul Butler, Upper Marlboro, MD, E. Joel Wesp, Columbus, OH, for Petitioner.