MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ASPEN, District Judge:
Attorney John G. Phillips ("Phillips") was indicted by a federal grand jury on December 14, 1983, in a single count alleging attempted extortion under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951. Presently before the Court is Phillips' motion to dismiss the indictment or, in the alternative, to strike surplusage from the indictment. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied in its entirety.
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