STANFORD DAILY v. ZURCHER

No. C-71 912 REP.

353 F.Supp. 124 (1972)

The STANFORD DAILY et al., Plaintiffs, v. James ZURCHER, individually and as Chief of Police of the City of Palo Alto, County of Santa Clara, State of California, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. California.

October 5, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony G. Amsterdam, Stanford, Cal., Jerome B. Falk, Jr., Robert H. Mnookin, Howard, Prim, Smith, Rice & Down, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs.

Peter G. Stone, City Atty., City of Palo Alto, Palo Alto, Cal., Melville A. Toff, Mt. View, Cal., for defendants Zurcher, Bonander, Deisinger, Martin and Peardon.

Wm. M. Siegel, County Counsel, Santa Clara County, Selby Brown, Jr., Chief Asst. County Counsel, San Jose, Cal., for defendants Phelps, Bergna and Brown.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

PECKHAM, District Judge.

This is an action pursuant to 42 U.S. C. § 1983 to declare illegal and unconstitutional a search on April 12, 1971 of the offices of the Stanford Daily, the primary newspaper on the Stanford University campus. In addition to declaratory relief plaintiffs, the Stanford Daily and various members of its staff further pray for an injunction against defendants, various...

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