Case Name: Ed PIERCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1969-10-17
Citations: 416 F.2d 970
Docket Number: No. 23409
Parties: Ed PIERCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 416
Pages: 970–970

Head Matter:
Ed PIERCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 23409.
United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.
Oct. 17, 1969.
Richard G. Sherman (argued), of Sherman & Sturman, Beverly Hills, Cal., for appellant.
Gerald F. Uelmen (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Wm. Matthew Byrne, Jr., U. S. Atty., Charles Magnuson, David R. Nissen, Asst. U. S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.
Before CHAMBERS, ELY and KIL-KENNY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
DECISION
PER CURIAM:
The appeal from the decision of the district court is dismissed. In the present circumstances, the court finds the appeal premature.
Of course, the decision is not on the merits and therefore not res judicata on the merits of Pierce's claims with reference to the seized material.
In Goodman v. United States, 9 Cir., 369 F.2d 166, the material on which the court acted was in the frame of a fishing expedition. We do not find the case applicable here and think the general rule of DiBella v. United States, 369 U.S. 121, 132, 82 S.Ct. 654, 7 L.Ed.2d 614, applies.