UNITED STATES v. CUTHBERTSON

Nos. 81-1467, 81-1470 and 81-1485.

651 F.2d 189 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America v. Gerald M. CUTHBERTSON, et al., CBS Inc., Third-Party Witness, Appellant, No. 81-1467. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent, v. Gerald M. CUTHBERTSON, et al., Respondents, CBS Inc., Petitioner, Nos. 81-1470 & 81-1485, Honorable Herbert J. Stern, Nominal Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy B. Dyk (argued), Michael S. Schooler, Duane D. Morse, David Westin, William J. Perlstein, Richard N. Reback, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D. C., Clyde A. Szuch, Talbott Miller, Pitney, Hardin & Kipp, Morristown, N. J., for petitioner CBS Inc., Ralph E. Goldberg, Allen Shaklan, Richard Altabef, New York City, of counsel.

Floyd Abrams (argued), Kenneth E. Meister, Carol E. Rinzler, Cahill Gordon & Reindel, New York City, for amici curiae, National Broadcasting Co., Inc., et al.

John J. Barry (argued), Frohling, Fitzpatrick & Barry, Newark, N. J., for appellees-respondents, Paul L. Gorrin, Gerald M. Cuthbertson, Allan G. Gorrin, John Kelmans, Samuel Bauman & Thomas P. DeVita; Joseph T. Afflitto, Wayne, N. J., Andrew R. Jacobs, Basking Ridge, N. J., William J. Martini, Passaic, N. J., Leonard Meyerson, Jersey City, N. J., John W. Noonan, Newark, N. J., of counsel.

William W. Robertson, U. S. Atty., Maryanne Trump Desmond, Asst. U. S. Atty., Newark, N. J., for appellee-respondent, United States of America.

Katharine P. Darrow, Gen. Atty., New York City, Kohn, Savett, Marion & Graf, P. C., Philadelphia, Pa., Debevoise, Plimpton, Lyons & Gates, New York City, for amicus curiae, The New York Times Co.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, and ALDISERT and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.

We are again faced with free press-fair trial issues arising out of the factual situation presented in United States v. Cuthbertson, 630 F.2d 139 (3d Cir. 1980), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1126, 101 S.Ct. 945, 67 L.Ed.2d 113 (1981) (Cuthbertson I). Pursuant to our mandate, the Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., submitted certain material to the district court...

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