BROOKS v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.

No. 90-3369.

932 F.2d 495 (1991)

William G. BROOKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.; Geraldo Rivera; Charles C. Thompson; and Maravilla Productions Company, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 3, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Jamison, John L. Wolfe (argued), Akron, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellant.

Carolyn K. Seymour, Terence J. Clark (argued), Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendants-appellees.

Before RYAN and NORRIS, Circuit Judges, and PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.


RYAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff William G. Brooks appeals from the district court's denial of his motion to amend his complaint to include allegations that 1) American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (ABC) and other defendants violated 18 U.S.C. § 2511, which prohibits electronic interception of certain conversations, and 2) ABC and other defendants violated 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1985, which prohibit certain forms of racial discrimination. The district court...

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