A convicted mobster should have been provided some level of access to material under seal as part of his ongoing post-conviction relief efforts, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found Tuesday.

The panel of Circuit Judges José Cabranes and Reena Raggi, with District Judge Lawrence Vilardo of the Western District of New York sitting by designation, issued a summary order reversing the denial of Anthony Donato’s motion to unseal documents previously released to co-defendant Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano, a Bonanno crime family boss. Basciano was convicted in two separate racketeering and murder trials in the Eastern District of New York, for which he’s serving life in prison.