Robert T. Dale v. John Bartels

FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from an order of Judge Brieant in the District Court for the Southern District of New York, 552 F.Supp. 1253 (1982), granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment in an action for violation of plaintiff’s civil rights by federal officials. The action has recently celebrated its tenth anniversary.

Plaintiff, Robert T. Dale, a licensed physician, operated a methadone maintenance clinic in New York City. He opened the clinic in early 1971 after obtaining the necessary approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Dale’s wife, Lily Farley Ross Dale, was…