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UNITED STATES v. VARIOUS ARTS. OF OBSCENE MCHDSE.

76 Civ. 1000.

411 F.Supp. 1328 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. VARIOUS ARTICLES OF OBSCENE MERCHANDISE, SCHEDULE 1352, Defendant.

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

May 5, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Fiske, Jr., U. S. Atty., by Louis Corsi, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, for plaintiff.

Eric Litter, pro se.

Lawrence Raskin, pro se.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

OWEN, District Judge.

This in rem action was brought by the United States pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1305 seeking the forfeiture, confiscation and destruction of various allegedly obscene items imported into the United States and seized by officers of the United States customs.

Although the statute, while prohibiting the importation of "obscene" items, is silent on the meaning of obscenity, the Supreme Court has construed...

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