Legal Opinion
Forsyth v. Kleindienst
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 12, 1982No. Civ. A. 72-1920PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
RAYMOND J. BRODERICK, District Judge.
I. Facts and Procedural History of Case
Plaintiff Keith Forsyth (“Forsyth”) initiated this action in 1972, seeking to recover damages in connection with the federal government’s electronic interception of telephone conversations that he had with Professor William Davidon (“Davidon”), the subject of a government wiretap. Plaintiff contends that these interceptions violated his rights under 18 U.S.C. § 2510, et seq. (The Omnibus Crime Control Act) and the First, Fourth and Ninth Amendments of the Constitution. Though plaintiff’s complaint originally…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Czurlanis v. AlbaneseCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Bertram Zweibon v. John N. Mitchell, Individually and as Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Hauptmann v. WilentzDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1983
- Forsyth v. KleindienstCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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