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UNITED STATES v. 35 MM COLOR MOT. PIC. FILM ENT. "LANG. OF LOVE"

No. 69 Civ. 5433 (MP).

312 F.Supp. 1382 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. 35 MM COLOR MOTION PICTURE FILM ENTITLED "LANGUAGE OF LOVE", 12 reels, 10,342 feet, English and Finnish sound tracks, Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

May 21, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whitney North Seymour, Jr., U. S. Atty., S. D. New York, for plaintiff, by Michael C. Silberberg, and David Paget, New York City, of counsel.

Hofer, Levine & Rich, New York City, for claimants, by Arnold I. Rich, New York City, of counsel, and Ephraim London, New York City (Trial Counsel for claimants).

OPINION

POLLACK, District Judge.

The advisory1 jury reported that the film involved herein is an appeal to prurient interest, an offensive affront to contemporary community standards and utterly without redeeming social importance and value.2 Motions are now made for a directed verdict for the claimants, for a new trial and for a stay of the judgment...

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