United States v. David C. Rowlands

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

This case presents the question of whether federal courts have the power to authorize expungement of a criminal record where the legality of the underlying criminal conviction is not being challenged. The District Court denied the application of Appellant David C. Rowlands for ex-pungement of his 1982 conviction of several white collar crimes. On appeal, Row-lands contends that the District Court erred in holding that it lacked jurisdiction over his petition for expungement either pursuant to its inherent power to order equitable relief or pursuant…