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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS. FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT USCA.~ 7th Circuit: Received in Clerk’s Ofiico NO. 77-1698 : JUN - 8 1979 IBERIA HAMPTON, ETC., ET AL., THOMAS F. STRUBBE. Appellants, CLERK Vv. EDWARD V. SESERUAS, BIC. ET AL. , Appellees. ON. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION FEDERAL APPELLEES' PETITION FOR REHEARING - AND SUGGESTION FOR REHEARING IN BANC Federal appellees respectfully petition the Court for a rehearing of its decision entered April 23, 1979, and suggest that rehearing in banc is appropriate. STATEMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL IMPORTANCE This case presents the question of whether federal law enforcement officials, who pursuant to the directives of their s agency, supply information to local authorities, are to be held personally liable where the local law enforcement officials utilizing such information allegedly act illegally. The panel's Split decision, which will inevitably chill TOSSA between federal and state law enforcement agencies, presents a matter of