U.S. v. MISCELLANEOUS PORNOGRAPHIC MAGAZINES, ETC.

Nos. 80 C 3593, 80 C 5753 and 80 C 5566.

526 F.Supp. 460 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. MISCELLANEOUS PORNOGRAPHIC MAGAZINES, PIECES OF PORNOGRAPHIC AD MATTER WITH HARD CORE ILLUSTRATIONS AND FILMS, Defendant. YOURSTYLE PUBLISHERS, INC., Plaintiff, v. G. William MILLER, Secretary of the Treasury, et al., Defendants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. VARIOUS ARTICLES OF MERCHANDISE, SCHEDULE # 125, Defendant.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

October 13, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan Webb, U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Joseph Schuman, Foss, Schuman & Drake, Chicago, Ill., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHADUR, District Judge.

These three consolidated actions1 involve allegedly pornographic material seized in 1980 by the United States Customs Service, Chicago office (the "Customs Office") pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1305 ("Section 1305").2 Under Section 1305 a customs office is authorized to seize and hold "any obscene book" or other written or visual material imported...

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