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FEDER. OF TURKISH-AMERICAN SOCIETIES v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING

No. 84 Civ. 5771-CSH.

620 F.Supp. 56 (1985)

FEDERATION OF TURKISH-AMERICAN SOCIETIES, INC., on Behalf of itself, its members and others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, and Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

October 10, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melih Dogan, New York City, for plaintiff.

Pryor, Cashman, Sherman & Flynn, New York City, for defendants; Stephen F. Huff, Tom J. Ferber, of counsel.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HAIGHT, District Judge:

At the heart of this litigation lies a motion picture, "Midnight Express." "Midnight Express" is a motion picture dramatization of the experiences of a real-life American student, Billy Hayes. Hayes was prosecuted by Turkish authorities for attempting to smuggle hashish out of Turkey. The film was produced by defendant Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. It was first exhibited in movie theaters in the United...

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