PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
The Attorney General attempts to appeal a district court order appointing counsel for Cuban detainees under the Criminal Justice Act. We find that the order is an unappealable collateral order, and dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. We deny the government's alternative petition for mandamus because the request for relief is best addressed on appeal from a final judgment in the case.
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Appellees are five Cubans...
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