San Antonio Express-News v. Morrow

OPINION OF THE COURT

HEIMBURG, Senior Judge:

On July 11, 1996, The San Antonio Express-News and James A. Hutton filed this petition for extraordinary relief in the nature of a writ of mandamus. Petitioner invokes the authority of the Court pursuant to the All-Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651 (1994).

I — Proceedings to Date

Petitioner requests that the Court issue an order permitting public access to a pretrial investigation of charges at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas. In support of its request, Petitioner avers that, in May 1996, Major Eric Duncan, an Air Force officer, was charged with the August 1990…