HILL v. PHILPOTT

No. 18487.

445 F.2d 144 (1971)

Vincent R. HILL, Appellant, v. Jay G. PHILPOTT, District Director of Internal Revenue, Thomas Vicars, Le Roy Wise, John Hohmann, Ralph Ranaletta, Frank E. Strang, and Other Unknown Agents of Internal Revenue Service, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 29, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Heckenkamp, Heckenkamp & Fuiten, Springfield, Ill., for appellant.

Johnnie M. Walters, Asst. Atty. Gen., Vincent P. Russo, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Donald B. Mackay, U. S. Atty., Springfield, Ill., Joseph M. Howard, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Frank J. Violanti, U. S. Atty., Springfield, Ill., for appellees.

Before DUFFY, Senior Circuit Judge, FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge, and CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.


CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.

This case concerns the extent to which a citizen's personal books and records are protected by the Fourth and Fifth Amendments against seizure by the government. Petitioner-Appellant, Dr. Vincent R. Hill, commenced this action in the district court by seeking a rule to show cause why certain properties seized pursuant to search warrants should not be returned and suppressed on the grounds that the seizure was in violation of his constitutional...

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