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SOVEREIGN NEWS CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 80-3197.

690 F.2d 569 (1982)

SOVEREIGN NEWS CO., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 6, 1982.

Rehearing Denied November 3, 1982.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 11, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Berkman (argued), Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellant.

Steven Olah, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Cleveland, Ohio, Patty Merkamp Stemler (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Appellate Section, Criminal Div., Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before MERRITT and MARTIN, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 11, 1983.

BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

The Sovereign News Company appeals an order denying a motion for the return of copies of property seized during an obscenity investigation. The United States seized certain films, books, and business records during the investigation which culminated in a 1978 trial and acquittal. After the trial, the government returned all original evidence, but retained copies of...

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