United States v. Manapurath Eappen Johnson

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

On August 16, 1991, defendant Manapu-rath Eappen Johnson filed a “Petition for Writ of Audita Querela, Writ of Coram Nobis, or a Writ under the All-Writs Act” (“petition”), requesting that his 1983 criminal conviction be vacated. The district court denied the petition. 773 F.Supp. 114. Johnson now appeals that denial, asking this Court to remand the case to the district court with instructions to review the equities as a basis for the issuance of a writ of audita querela. 1 We decline to do so because a writ of audita querela may not be issued on purely equitable grounds.

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