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LIUZZO v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 79-72564.

485 F.Supp. 1274 (1980)

Anthony LIUZZO, Jr., Thomas Liuzzo, Penny Liuzzo Dupure, Mary Liuzzo and Sally Liuzzo, Individually and as representatives of the Estate of Viola Liuzzo, deceased, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, and its agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Michigan, S. D.

February 29, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dean A. Robb, American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan, Detroit, Mich., Jack D. Novik, American Civil Liberties Foundation, New York City, William Rastetter, Traverse City, Mich., for plaintiff.

L. Michael Wicks, Asst. U. S. Atty., Detroit, Mich., John J. Farley, Asst. Director, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Torts Branch, Civil Division, Washington, D. C., Mark J. Kurzmann, Trial Atty., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Torts Branch, Civil Division, Washington, D. C., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOINER, District Judge.

The case arises out of the tragic and brutal slaying of civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo in March of 1965. Plaintiffs, the children of Mrs. Liuzzo, have filed this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act1 against the United States and its agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, alleging that the government was responsible for the murder of their mother, and that certain...

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