Jacquez v. U.S.

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Appellate Jurisdiction
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 21-1491
Decision Date: 
June 6, 2022
Federal District: 
N.D. Ind., S. Bend Div.
Holding: 
Appeal dismissed

Ct. of Appeals lacked jurisdiction to consider plaintiff-prisoner’s appeal of Magistrate Judge’s order that only partially granted plaintiff’s motion to unseal certain documents related to government’s application for wiretap warrant. Record showed that plaintiff never sought review of Magistrate Judge’s order with Dist. Ct., and neither plaintiff nor government used direct-appeal procedure under 28 USC section 636(c) by giving consent to entry of final decision by Magistrate Judge.