United States v. 77 Cartons Of Magazines

444 F.2d 80 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. 77 CARTONS OF MAGAZINES bearing miscellaneous titles, Including "Paris Pigalle Stripper," "Paris Strip Teaser," "Mini-Paris Strip Teaser," "French Wildcats," "Strip Tease Follies," Defendant-Appellant. No. 24676. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. June 2, 1971. Peter Jay Marx (argued), Stanley Fleishman, Hollywood, Cal., for defendant-appellant. Larry Butcher (argued), Robert G. Mahony, Attys., Will Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., James L. Browning, Jr., U. S. Atty., Jerry K. Cimmet, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Before MERRILL, KOELSCH and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court, 300 F.Supp. 851 , adjudging that magazines seized by customs officials were obscene and should be forfeited and destroyed pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1305 . After oral argument, we withheld submission pending determination of United States v. Thirty-Seven (37) Photographs, Milton Luros, Claimant. Pursuant to the decision of the Supreme Court in that cause, rendered May 3, 1971, 402 U.S. 363 , 91 S. Ct. 1400 , 28…