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CAPRA v. THOROUGHBRED RACING ASS'N

No. 84-6609.

787 F.2d 463 (1986)

Anthony CAPRA, Helen Capra and Kevin Capra, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA, INC., Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau, Inc., J.B. Faulconer, Clifford Wickman, and Paul Berube, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 11, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles B. Dinsmore, Media, Pa., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Carl Shapiro, Santa Monica, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before GOODWIN and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

The Capra family sued for damages arising out of the publication of their true identities, which had been concealed by the federal witness protection program. Jurisdiction in the district court was based solely on diversity of citizenship. They appeal the district court's decision on summary judgment that the information published was newsworthy. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

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