United States v. Carlin Communications, Inc. Carl Ruderman, Ira Kirschenbaum, Kevin Goodman, and Samantha Fox

WESLEY E. BROWN, Senior District Judge.

A twenty-three count indictment filed in Salt Lake City on April 25, 1985, charged Carlin Communications, two of its officers, and one employee, and an actress, Samantha Fox, with various federal obscenity crimes in connection with the operation of a “dial it” telephone service whereby persons could call a New York City telephone number and listen to a sexually suggestive, pre-recorded message.

Upon motion by all defendants under Rule 12(b), the Indictment was dismissed in its entirety as to all defendants for the reason that it failed to charge any…