SMITH v. KATZENBACH

No. 19230.

351 F.2d 810 (1965)

John SMITH, Jr., et al., Appellants, v. Nicholas deB. KATZENBACH et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 27, 1965.

Opinion Filed September 3, 1965.

Petition for Rehearing Denied October 26, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Paul R. Connolly, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Seymour S. Mintz and Robert H. Kapp, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellants.

Mr. Richard B. Buhrman, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., John B. Jones, Jr., Lee A. Jackson and Joseph M. Howard, Attys., Dept. of Justice, were on the brief, for appellees. Louis F. Oberdorfer, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Mr. Frank Q. Nebeker, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered appearances for appellees.

Before FAHY, BURGER and LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judges.


Petition for Rehearing En Banc Denied October 26, 1965.

LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge.

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