--- title: "Writs" citation: "28 U.S.C. § 1651" authority_id: "AUTH-USC-28-1651" authority_type: "statute" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding_enacted_positive_law_title" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/28/1651" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-USC-28-1651/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Writs ## Holding or rule used All Writs Act authority is limited to necessary or appropriate writs in aid of the issuing court's jurisdiction. ## 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 28 U.S.C. § 1651, § 1651(a): ## 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) - [Supreme Court and Nationwide Floor](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/supreme-court.md) - [First Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/first-circuit.md) - [Second Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/second-circuit.md) - [Third Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/third-circuit.md) - [Fifth Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/fifth-circuit.md) - [Seventh Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/seventh-circuit.md) - [Ninth Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/ninth-circuit.md) - [Tenth Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/tenth-circuit.md) - [Eleventh Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/eleventh-circuit.md) - [D.C. Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/dc-circuit.md)