Legal Opinion
Forsyth v. Kleindienst
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 22, 1979No. Nos. 78-1611, 78-1847PublishedCited by 182 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is a consolidation of two related actions before different district court judges in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.1 The actions involve identical issues, virtually identical defendants and have overlapping records. The defendants, former Attorneys General of the United States, a former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, appeal from the denial of their motions for summary judgment. ' First, the defendants contend that both district courts erred in holding…
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