FRANZ v. UNITED STATES

No. 81-2369.

707 F.2d 582 (1983)

William FRANZ, et al., Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 10, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Kannar, American Civil Liberties Union, New York City, for appellants.

William H. Briggs, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., for appellees. Stanley S. Harris, U.S. Atty., Royce C. Lamberth, R. Craig Lawrence and Jason D. Kogan, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellees.

Before TAMM, EDWARDS and BORK, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

Separate Statement, concurring in part and dissenting in part, filed by Circuit Judge BORK.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

At issue in this case is the validity of one aspect of the administration of the federal Witness Protection Program.1 Exercising the discretion vested in them by statute, various federal officials relocated and changed the identities of...

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