Mose Skinner v. United States

This appeal is from the district court’s denial of the appellant’s petition for a writ of mandamus. We affirm. 1

Appellant has made a blanket request for free copies of his trial transcript and other records in his case, for the purpose of framing a motion to vacate his sentence under § 2255. He does not advert to any possible defects in his conviction which the documents will show, but merely claims that as an indigent he has a right to be furnished with all the records and files pertaining to his conviction.

We have consistently held that where a federal prisoner has not attempted to file a…