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; Qn March 17, 1976, defendant, Mitchell, testified, at trial, conceming @ 1969 event which involved the defendant’ O'Neal and certain Black Panthers. AS a result of Mitchell's — the plaintiffs requested the production af ef any FBI documents summarizing the event. Tt was later discoversd that such j @ docment existed but had not been tumed over to the plaintiffs. Thereupon, . - Camera inspection, all investigative files relating to the plaintiffs and the Black Panther Party, as well as the remaining files on. the. defendant, O'Neal. The plaintiffs ay the defendants reached an agreement concerning the production of these documents and on March 25, 1976, the agreement was embodied in an order. . z ak - ee - 1 “9/ (continued fran page 4 ) a ** a. Similarly, with regard to the electronic surveillance of the Black Panther Information has been furnished to the plaintiffs concerning the electronic surveillance at 2350 West Monroe Street ‘that was ’ @isseminated to other law enforcing agencies: . Thé Court further. ~ £inds that the names arid the rights of third parties would be re- . 2 + Wwealed to their prejudice and.in violation of their Constitutional Te, . Rights, and the plaintiffs have shown no relevancy or need for ‘documents or tapes requested . . . (fr. 5161). ! The court also observed that "[i]£ the plaintiff desires to see the logs and transcriptions and to hear the recording of what was said over the telephone at the Black Panther Headquarters at 2350 West Monroe Street here in Chicago between 1967 and 1969 or for any other period, they have a remedy, but not in this suit." (Tr. 5164). SO mia: a. on, “s,. Likewise, with regard to the plaintiffs' request for information obtained from ’ Informant Maria Fischer and othér informants, the court rejected such ‘requests based upon its prior rulings relating to informant material. (Tr. 5161). . . ; | ¢ « the innumerable documents requested are burdensame and only mT OT oe "s+ . §erve to prolong this litigation, in which the plaintiffs have - : -* already had furnished to them, without cost, in excess of 11,000 ae oe Es of material or documents, and I am making an understatement Bae ee EM ABs Bak WN Rh BN ed Eg eM Ab hd dd inte don adbabaase w ae ee 44 a we - Accordingly, the motion of defendants to quash the subpoena - tecum served upon Richard Held is hereby granted and the said ¢ 7 ‘Subpoena is hereby quashed. (Tr. 5162). : . 10/ (Tr. 7292, 7307, 7310). ' ; 11/ Later, on April 5, 1976, the court ruled that conversations of persons other than , the plaintiffs overheard on the electronic surveillance of the Black Panther Party Headquarters should not he produced for the plaintiffs but only for the Court. (Tr. 7902-7903). 7 (continued on page 6 ) >] 4)