--- title: "Carlisle v. United States" citation: "517 U.S. 416 (1996)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-CARLISLE-517-US-416" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-517/pdf/USREPORTS-517-416.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-CARLISLE-517-US-416/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Carlisle v. United States ## Holding or rule used The All Writs Act does not authorize relief that evades the specific criminal rule governing the requested result. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked modules. The exact judgment, jurisdiction, circuit, custody, other remedies, current agency instructions, requested relief, grant terms, and independent law remain separate where identified. ## Official source and pinpoints 517 U.S. 416 (1996), 517 U.S. 428–29: ## Used in - [Extraordinary Writs — Coram Nobis, Audita Querela, and Mandamus](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/extraordinary-writs-coram-nobis-audita-querela-and-mandamus.md)