ALFORD v. UNITED STATES

No. 81-3740.

693 F.2d 498 (1982)

Sybil M. ALFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 13, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bachmann, Weltchek & Powers, Stephen Richard, Bachmann, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

John Volz, U.S. Atty., Elizabeth A. O'Connell, Asst. U.S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before GARZA, TATE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In 1981 Sybil M. Alford filed suit in the United States District Court against the United States of America for $10 million. She alleged that between 1967 and 1971 the government, through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, conducted investigations and surveillances of her in connection with her purported involvement in subversive activities. She charges the activities of the FBI were a violation of her constitutional rights under the Fourth and Fifth...

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