HALKIN v. HELMS

No. 80-2214.

690 F.2d 977 (1982)

Adele HALKIN, et al., Appellants, v. Richard HELMS, Department of State, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 21, 1982.

As Amended September 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark H. Lynch, Washington, D. C., with whom Charles S. Sims, New York City, was on the brief, for appellants.

Alfred Mollin, Attorney, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., with whom Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., at the time the brief was filed and Leonard Schaitman, Attorney, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for Federal appellees. Barbara Herwig, Attorney, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for Federal appellees.

Walter H. Fleischer, Washington, D. C., with whom James A. Bensfield, Alfred F. Belcuore and Daniel S. Goodman, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee, Ober.

John T. Boese and Joyce A. Rechtschaffen, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee, Meyer, Jr.

Eugene L. Chrzanowski, Richard W. Galiher, William H. Clarke, Frank J. Martell and William J. Donnelly, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee, Osborn.

Jon T. Brown and Stephen E. Roady, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee, Angleton.

Stephen N. Shulman and Charles R. Donnenfeld, Washington, D. C., were on the statement in lieu of brief for appellees, Helms, and Colby, et al.

Before ROBINSON, Chief Judge; MacKINNON, Circuit Judge and NORTHROP, Senior Judge, United States District Court for the District of Maryland.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs appeal several orders of the district court which resulted in the dismissal of their complaint for legal and equitable relief on claims arising out of certain activities of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the period from 1967 to 1974. The complaint alleged violations of plaintiffs' first, fourth, fifth and ninth amendments...

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