Wheeldin v. Wheeler

*653Mr. Justice Brennan, with whom The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Black join,

dissenting.

The Court of Appeals characterized petitioners’ suit as follows: “The gravamen of their complaint is that the subpoenas were invalidly, maliciously and mischievously issued and served for the sole purpose of exposing them to public scorn with consequent loss of employment and of esteem. They assert that they have a federal right to protection againt such abuse of federal process; that since the subpoenas were not properly issued appellee in securing their issuance arid service has subjected himself to…