Application of United States, 28636 Summary Calendar.
| Court | United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (5th Circuit) |
| Writing for the Court | PER CURIAM |
| Citation | 427 F.2d 1140 |
| Parties | Application of the UNITED STATES of America. Elmer H. DUDLEY, Martin Sklaroff, et al., Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. |
| Docket Number | No. 28636 Summary Calendar.,28636 Summary Calendar. |
| Decision Date | 18 June 1970 |
427 F.2d 1140 (1970)
Application of the UNITED STATES of America.
Elmer H. DUDLEY, Martin Sklaroff, et al., Appellants,
v.
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 28636 Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
May 22, 1970.
As Modified on Denial of Rehearing June 18, 1970.
Joe Salem, Atlanta, Ga., for Dudley.
James J. Hogan, Miami Beach, Fla., for Sklaroff.
Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., Dougald D. McMillan, Atty., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Miami, Fla., for appellee.
Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and MORGAN and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying the appellants' petitions seeking suppression of intercepted wire communications, disclosure of those communications, a declaration of the invalidity of the order authorizing the interceptions, and other relief. We do not reach the merits of the legality vel non of the wiretaps, for we have determined that the appeal should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.1
The wiretaps in question were authorized by the district court on application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to the provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. § 2510 et seq. The appellants filed their motions to suppress under § 2518(10) (a) of the Act, prior to arrest or indictment. Following a lengthy hearing on the motions, the district court held that the motions were premature because § 2518(10) (a) did not contemplate a pre-indictment or pre-grand jury motion to suppress. However, the court went on to hold the order of authorization sufficient, the interceptions lawful, and the challenge to the constitutionality of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to be without merit.
After the appellants filed notice of appeal, the government moved to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the order of the district court was not a final decision and was not appealable under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Another panel of this court ordered the motion carried with the case. We believe that it is now proper to dismiss the appeal for the following reasons:
1. The Supreme Court, in Di-Bella v. United States, 369 U.S. 121, 82 S.Ct. 654, 7 L.Ed.2d 614 (1962), specifically held that an order granting or denying a pre-indictment motion to suppress is not a final decision under § 1291, nor is there a statutory exception permitting appeal from this type of interlocutory order.
2. The...
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