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UNITED STATES v. SEEGER

180 F.Supp. 467 (1960)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Peter SEEGER, Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

January 27, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Hazard Gillespie, Jr., U. S. Atty., New York City, Lawrence P. McGauley, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, of counsel, for plaintiff.

Wolf, Popper, Ross, Wolf & Jones, New York City, Paul L. Ross, Leonard Boudin, New York City, of counsel, for defendant.

WEINFELD, District Judge.

The Government moves to quash a subpoena served by the defendant upon a member of Congress, the Chairman of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, commanding the latter's appearance as a defense witness at the trial set for March 21, 1960 upon the ground that compliance therewith would be unreasonable and oppressive.1

The defendant is charged with wilful...

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