Supreme Court of Connecticut
Schoenhorn v. Moss
August 8, 2023347 Conn. 501
Summary
The court affirmed dismissal of the mandamus action because compelling production of transcripts sealed in a different proceeding would constitute a nonjusticiable collateral attack on another court's order. The trial court lacked continuing jurisdiction over the underlying family matter and lacked custody or control of the transcripts, so it could not provide practical relief. The court also held that mandamus does not bypass justiciability requirements and that alleged procedural defects in the sealing order did not make it void or subject to collateral attack.