United States v. Miguel Carvajal

Fifth Circuit

United States v. Miguel Carvajal

989 F.2d 170, 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 7702, 1993 WL 107969

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

DecidedMarch 17, 1993

Docket92-7451

StatusPublished

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United States v. Miguel Carvajal, 989 F.2d 170, 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 7702, 1993 WL 107969 (5th Cir. 1993).

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PER CURIAM:

Miguel Carvajal appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for grand jury transcripts. His appeal is frivolous. See 5th Cir.Loc.R. 42.2.

Carvajal provides no jurisdictional basis for his motion to inspect the grand jury minutes. The judgment convicting Carva-jal has been entered. He did not directly appeal that judgment. The merits of his § 2255 motion have also been addressed by the district court and dismissed when the district court denied his motion. Because the cause was terminated, the district court lacked jurisdiction to grant his motion requesting grand jury transcripts. See, e.g., First Nationwide Bank v. Summer House Joint Venture, 902 F.2d 1197, 1199 (5th Cir.1990).

More important, Carvajal did not allege in his § 2255 motion, nor does he now specifically allege, any irregularity in the grand jury proceedings. It is well established that this Court need not consider arguments on appeal that were not raised before the district court in a § 2255 petition. See United States v. Cates, 952 F.2d 149, 152 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 112 S.Ct. 2319, 119 L.Ed.2d 238 (1992). Grand jury proceedings are normally secret; Carvajal cannot now conduct a fishing expedition to see if he can find something in the grand jury minutes that might support further relief under § 2255. See United States v. Short, 671 F.2d 178, 183-187 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 457 U.S. 1119, 102 S.Ct. 2932, 73 L.Ed.2d 1332 (1982).

The appeal is DISMISSED as frivolous.

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PER CURIAM:

Miguel Carvajal appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for grand jury transcripts. His appeal is frivolous. See 5th Cir.Loc.R. 42.2.

Carvajal provides no jurisdictional basis for his motion to inspect the grand jury minutes. The judgment convicting Carva-jal has been entered. He did not directly appeal that judgment. The merits of his § 2255 motion have also been addressed by the district court and dismissed when the district court denied his motion. Because the cause was terminated, the district court lacked jurisdiction to grant his motion requesting grand jury transcripts. See, e.g., First Nationwide Bank v. Summer House Joint Venture, 902 F.2d 1197, 1199 (5th Cir.1990).

More important, Carvajal did not allege in his § 2255 motion, nor does he now specifically allege, any irregularity in the grand jury proceedings. It is well established that this Court need not consider arguments on appeal that were not raised before the district court in a § 2255 petition. See United States v. Cates, 952 F.2d 149, 152 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 112 S.Ct. 2319, 119 L.Ed.2d 238 (1992). Grand jury proceedings are normally secret; Carvajal cannot now conduct a fishing expedition to see if he can find something in the grand jury minutes that might support further relief under § 2255. See United States v. Short, 671 F.2d 178, 183-187 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 457 U.S. 1119, 102 S.Ct. 2932, 73 L.Ed.2d 1332 (1982).

The appeal is DISMISSED as frivolous.

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