Ambassador Wanta's 2002 Appeal Before U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit

Court-Location, Docket Number and Judge:  Petitioner's requested Writ of Mandamus and other requested relief would concern jurisdiction over the Petitioner in the State of Wisconsin and most particularly Case No. 92-CF-683 filed in State of Wisconsin, Dane County, Circuit Court. The majority of the proceedings in the subject case were before Dane County Circuit Court Judge Michael B. Torphy.

For those interested in the issues surrounding Wanta's illegal incarceration in Wisconsin, he filed an appeal in 2002 with The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

The case framed the legal issues on appeal, as well as explaining the facts surrounding his illegal extradition from Switzerland, his initial appearance before the United States District Court in New York and his arrest by local New York police based on a telephone request from the State of Wisconsin.

The following is the Docketing Statement presented to the Court also sanctioned Wanta's status as Ambassador from Somalia to Switzerland and Canada , which he still holds today.

See docketing statement at http://sanderhicks.com/DVsupp7.html