UNITED STATES v. BECKHAM

Nos. 83-1811, 83-1812 and 84-1389.

789 F.2d 401 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles BECKHAM, et al., Defendants-Appellees, v. POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, MICHIGAN, INC., et al., Non-Party Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 29, 1986.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maura D. Corrigan, U.S. Atty., Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Deborah J. Gaskin, Detroit, Mich., Thomas O'Brien, Ann Arbor, Mich., Richard E. Zuckerman, Troy, Mich., Neil H. Fink, Fink & Larene, David F. Dumouchel, David Griem, N.C. Deday LaRene, Detroit, Mich., for defendants-appellees.

John J. Ronayne, III (argued) Chester E. Kasiborski, Jr., Van Til, Kasiborski & Ronayne, Richard E. Rassel, Raymond J. Carey (argued), James E. Stewart, Butzel, Long, Gust, Klein, Van Zile, Bronson Murray, Detroit, Mich., for non-party appellants.

Before JONES, CONTIE and MILBURN, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 13, 1986.

NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.

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