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STEIN v. BATCHELOR

Civ. A. No. 3-2951.

300 F.Supp. 602 (1969)

Brent STEIN, Plaintiff, v. Charles BATCHELOR, Chief of Police, City of Dallas; T. C. Snider, V. D. Monaghan, R. D. Rodgers, and Henry Wade, District Attorney, Dallas County, Defendants.

United States District Court N. D. Texas, Dallas Division.

June 9, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Richards, Austin, Tex., for plaintiff.

Mel S. Friedman, Houston, Tex., amicus curiae.

James M. Williamson, Dallas, Tex., Alex Bickley, City Atty., by Thomas B. Thorpe, Dallas, Tex., Lonny F. Zwiener, Austin, Tex., for defendants.

Before GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge, and HUGHES and WOODWARD, District Judges.

HUGHES, District Judge:

This case involves the constitutionality of Article 527 of the Texas Penal Code, entitled "Acts involving obscene articles, objects, and materials; fines and penalties; exemptions."1 It is a civil rights case brought under authority of 42 U.S. C. sections 1983 and 1985 by Brent Stein, individually and on behalf of the class similarly situated.

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