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PROVIDENCE JOURNAL CO. v. F. B. I.

Civ. A. No. 77-0526.

460 F.Supp. 778 (1978)

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL CO., Plaintiff, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION et al., Defendants, and Raymond L. S. Patriarca, Intervenor.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

October 5, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew F. Medeiros of Edwards & Angell, Providence, R. I., for plaintiff.

Vincent M. Garvey, Civ. Div., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Everett C. Sammartino, Asst. U. S. Atty., R. I., Providence, R. I., Harris L. Berson, Providence, R. I., Harvey Brower, Lawrence, Mass., for defendants.

OPINION

Travel of the Case

PETTINE, Chief Judge.

On May 15, 1978 this Court rendered an opinion in this case disposing of five preliminary questions1 and concluded that: Mr. Patriarca "has standing to intervene and assert claims arising under the fourth amendment, 5 U.S.C. §§ 552, 552a, 702, 706 (1976) with jurisdiction conferred by 28 U.S. C.A. § 1331 (1976)"; "the electronic surveillance at issue...

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