NIXON v. RICHEY

No. 75-1063.

513 F.2d 427 (1975)

Richard NIXON, Petitioner, v. Hon. Charles R. RICHEY, UNITED STATES District Court for the District of Columbia, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

January 31, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert J. Miller, Jr., Washington, D.C., argued the motion for petitioner. Raymond G. Larroca, William H. Jeffress, Jr., and R. Stan Mortenson, Washington, D.C., were on the motion for petitioner.

Irwin Goldbloom, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., argued for the Administrator of General Services and the United States of America. Carla A. Hills, Asst. Atty. Gen., Irving Jaffee, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., and Earl J. Silbert, U.S. Atty., were on the pleading filed in the cause by those parties.

Peter M. Kreindler, Counsel to the Sp. Prosecutor, Watergate Sp. Prosecution Force, for the Sp. Prosecutor as amicus curiae. Henry S. Ruth, Jr., Sp. Prosecutor, and Kenneth S. Geller, Asst. Sp. Prosecutor, were on the pleadings filed in the cause by the Sp. Prosecutor.

Robert E. Herzstein, Washington, D.C., argued for The Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press, and others, as amici curiae. Andrew S. Krulwich, Mark J. Spooner, and Leonard B. Simon, Washington, D.C., were on the pleadings filed in the cause by The Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press, and others.

William A. Dobrovir, Washington, D.C., argued for Jack Anderson as amicus curiae. Andra N. Oakes, Washington, D.C., was on the pleadings filed in the cause by Jack Anderson.

Leon Friedman, of the bar of the Court of Appeals of New York, pro hac vice by special leave of the Court, argued for Lillian Hellman, and others, as amici curiae. Melvin L. Wulf, New York City, was on the pleading filed in the cause by Lillian Hellman, and others.

Before ROBINSON and WILKEY, Circuit Judges.


ORDER

On consideration of petitioner's petition for writ of mandamus, for expedited consideration thereof, and of the responses by the parties to the petition, it is

Ordered by the Court that the aforesaid petition is denied for the reasons and on the conditions stated in the attached Per Curiam opinion.

PER CURIAM:

On December 20, 1974, petitioner brought suit in the District Court to enjoin enforcement of the Presidential Recordings...

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