Opinion ID: 502266
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: jurisdiction

Text: 1 Appellants, a named Special Agent in the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.), fifteen unidentified I.R.S. agents and two Department of Justice attorneys (collectively the government), appeal from paragraph 1 of the order of the district court entering judgment on the pleadings in favor of appellee law firm, a professional corporation. Paragraph 1 granted the law firm's prayer for injunctive relief by ordering the government to return all documents seized pursuant to a search warrant, as well as any duplicates thereof. 2 The district court had jurisdiction of this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1331 (1982). 1 The law firm's prayer for injunctive relief stated a claim for which relief can be granted. Klitzman, Klitzman & Gallagher v. Krut, 744 F.2d 955, 959 (3d Cir.1984). 2 Because the injunction issued by the district court goes to the merits of the controversy and has serious consequences, we have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1292(a)(1) (1982). Williams Elecs., Inc. v. Artic Int'l, Inc., 685 F.2d 870, 871 (3d Cir.1982).