ZERILLI v. EVENING NEWS ASS'N

No. 79-1298.

628 F.2d 217 (1980)

Anthony ZERILLI and Michael Polizzi, Appellants, v. The EVENING NEWS ASSOCIATION, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 11, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sol Z. Rosen, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

E. Anne McKinsey, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Carl S. Rauh, U. S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, John A. Terry and Peter E. George, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for federal appellees.

Richard L. Cys, Washington, D. C., for appellee The Evening News Association. Stuart F. Pierson, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee The Evening News Ass'n.

Before McGOWAN, TAMM and WALD, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.

TAMM, Circuit Judge:

In this case, we must decide the merit of statutory and constitutional claims for monetary damages resulting from the disclosure of information originally obtained in violation of the fourth amendment. More specifically, we must determine whether 18 U.S.C. § 2520 (1976), which establishes a civil remedy for the disclosure of information obtained by unlawful surveillance, supports...

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