POSNER, Circuit Judge.
We write to reiterate, what seems constantly to need reiteration, clearly established though the proposition is, that mandamus is not to be allowed to do service for an appeal.
The petitioner is the counsel for two indigent federal prisoners, Silverstein and Fountain, who have brought a suit against members of the staff of Marion Federal Penitentiary, where they were formerly confined, seeking damages for violations of their constitutional...
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