Casper Citron, Steven Casper Henry Citron, and Alisande Citron Slivka v. Fiona Graham Citron, M.D.

Plaintiffs, Casper Citron and his two adult children, Steven and Alisande, appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Whitman Knapp, Judge, dismissing their complaint which claimed that Casper Citron’s wife, Fiona Citron, violated the federal wiretapping statute, 18 U.S.C. § 2510 et seq.

Plaintiffs’ appeal focuses primarily on the word “willfully” in the statute. They contend that when the statute is applied to fix civil liability for unlawful wiretapping, “willfully” should be given a different meaning than when the statute is applied…