United States Seventh Circuit

Federal courts of appeal do not have jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against a state trial court ordering it to furnish trial transcripts, even under the All Writs Act, 28 USC 1651(a).

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/05/2001
• Published 09/05/2001

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John R. Campbell (submitted), Atlanta, GA, pro se., Deborah L. Ahlstrand, Office of the Atty. General, Civil Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, for State of Illinois.