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civil case #1056 Portland, Maine, 1954

US District Court
District of Maine
Southern Division

United States of America
                v
The Wilhelm Reich Foundation,
a Maine Corporation, Wilhelm
Reich and Ilse Ollendorf

Civil Action No. 1056



(note: items with a " * " were not listed in court docket list but were included in the Vol at the court. Pages listed here are where the copies were included out of the 308 pages in Volume I at court in Portland. The Volume pages were not numbered in sequence but each document had its own page numbers and these are sometimes included on the web page of the document)

1954 DOCKET ENTRIES case # 1056
Volume I (308 pages)

Docket #  |  Date  |  Filings-Proceedings description and pp. numbers in court volume

1.   Feb 10      Complaint for Injunction by Peter Mills US Atty, Atty for Pl.(pp.5-37)
2.   Feb 10-11 Summons issued and delivered to Marshall re: Complaint for service.(p.74, 118)
                        Summons returned executed. Executed Feb 10, 1954.(p.74, 118)
*    Feb 15      Letter from James A. Willie to Benjamin Butler (hand written) (pp.207-208)
*    Feb 18      Letter from Benjamin Butler to James A. Willie (p.209)
*    Feb 22-25 Response to Complaint  by Wilhelm Reich  to Judge Clifford includes                        Letter from Wilhelm Reich sent to Judge .(pp.74-81, 131-133, 201-204)
3.   Feb 26     Request for Admissions by Peter Mills, U.S. Atty w/paper-board box marked                       "39 pieces Orgone Literature - U.S. Exhibits 1 to 25 inclusive".(pp.82-117)
*    Feb 27     Letter from Wilhelm Reich Foundation to Fed Court Library- sends complete                       set of Literature over past 12 years including some from 1930's in Europe(p.119)
4.   Mar 3      Return of Marshal on service of Requests for Admissions, filed. (dated Feb 26                       but not stamped received by court on Mar 3) (p.118)
5.   Mar 19    Request to Clerk to Enter Default filed by Peter Mills, U.S. Atty.(? in volume)
6.   Mar 19    Entry of Default, filed by Morris Cox.(p.120)
7.   Mar 19    Motion for Default Judgement, filed by Peter Mills.(pp.127-128)
8.   Mar 19    Decree of Injunction, Clifford, J., Its is hereby Ordered, adjudged, and Decreed                       that the defendants......(Filed 2:45 PM., March 1954.)(pp.69-73,121-125                       retyped)
*    Mar 25    Myron Sharaf to Judge Clifford protest Decree of Injunction
9.   Mar 26    Return of Marshal-date Mar22 on service of Decree of Injunction, filed. (p.126)
*    Mar 29    Letter from (date on reply letter) Myron Sharaf to Legal Clerk-request                       copies(p.147)
*    Mar 29    Letter fromWilliam Steig to Judge Clifford.-resents recent injunction (p.129)
*    Mar 30    Telegram;Ollendorff (WRF) to Peter Mills -- working for compliance with                       Injunction.(p.210)
*    Apr 02     Letter from Morris Cox to Myron Sharaf - re: request for copies/cost.(p.146)
*    Apr 12     Letter fromMyron Sharaf to Morris Cox.- enclosed money for copies of                       case(p.145)
*    Apr 15     Letter from Morris Cox to Myron Sharaf.- copy of Complaint and                       enclosed.(p.144)
*    Apr 18     Letter from Myron Sharaf to Morris Cox.- clarify request for copies (p.143)
*    Apr 26     Letter from Chief Deputy Clerk to Myron Sharaf. re: payment of copies sent                       (p.142)
*    Apr 27     Letter from Charles Haydon Atty. to Judge John D. Clifford --Application for                       Permission to Intervention in civil action 1056 on the part of a group comprised
                     of physicians, scientists and psychiatrists -requests appointment with Judge.(p.137)
*    Apr 30    Letter from Morris Cox to Charles Haydon -- Judge Clifford would like to
                     know the purpose of your request--at present moment matter is a closed case
                     on the dockets of this Court.(pp.135-136)
*    Apr 30    Notice - Charles Haydon is Attorney for Applicants for Intervention.(p.152)-40430
*    May 01   Letter from Charles Haydon to Morris Cox- - includes affidavit on
                     behalf of applicants(p.138)-40501a
*    May 05   A Public Statement; concerning injunction by Robert C. Delacey, Robert M.                      Tiegar.(p.130)-40505a
10. May 05   Order to Show Cause to Applicants for Intervention by Judge Clifford                       (pp.211-213)-40505
11  May 05   Notice of Appearance: Interveners by Charles Haydon.-advise where to send all                      notices required by rules of court (p.151)-40505c
12  May 05   Answer of Interveners -Baker, Bremer, Gold, Handelman, Herskowitz, Oller,                       Raphael, Silvert, Sobey, Thorburn, O.Tropp, S Tropp, Walkenstein, Willie
                      vs civil action 1056 (pp.190-195)-40429
*    May 05   Applicant for Intervention; James A. Willie.(pp.214-225)-40429
*    May 05   Applicant for Intervention; Elsworth F. Baker.(pp.156-157)-40504
*    May 05   Applicant for Intervention; Kenneth. M. Bremer.(pp.158-161)-40430
*    May 05   Applicant for Intervention; Albert I. Duvall.(pp.187-189)-40503
*    May 05   Applicant for Intervention; Philip Gold.(pp.162-164)-40430
*    May 05   Applicant for Intervention; Sidney Handelman.(pp.165-166)-40501
*    May 05   Applicant for Intervention; Morton Herskowitz.(pp.167-168)-40503
*    May 05   Applicant for Intervention; Charles I. Oller.(pp.169-171)-40503
*    May 05   Applicant for Intervention; Chester M. Raphael.(pp.172-173)-40430
*    May 05   Applicant for Intervention; Michael Silvert.(pp.153-155)-40429
*    May 05   Applicant for Intervention; Victor M. Sobey.(pp.174-176)-40430
*    May 05   Applicant for Intervention; Oscar Tropp.(pp.179-181)-40430
*    May 05   Applicant for Intervention; Simeon J. Tropp.(pp182-184)-40430
*    May 05   Applicant for Intervention; William F. Thornburn D.O. (pp.177-178)-40501
*    May 05   Applicant for Intervention; Eileen Walkenstein.(pp.185-186)-40501

*    May 11  Charles Hayden to Cox US District Court--Cover letter--affidavit of service on                     defendants -- re: Applicants for Intervention.(p.139)
*    May 11  Affidavit of Service; Applicants for Intervention.
*    May 11  Letter from G.Sharaf for M. Sharaf to George F. Feeney Chief Deputy Clerk.
                    re: new check for requested copies enclosed, send old check back (p.141)
17  Nov 17  Opinion and Order on Application for Intervention - Judge
                    John Clifford November 17,1954 (pp.236-246)

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1954 DOCKET ENTRIES case # 1056
Volume II (xxx pages)

Docket #  |  Date  |  Filings-Proceedings description and pp. numbers in court volume


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