Opinion ID: 379233
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Heading: Clause A

Text: 31 Clause A is aimed at conspiracies to deter parties or witnesses from attending or testifying in any court of the United States. The district court granted summary judgment for defendants on this clause because plaintiffs failed to offer any evidence indicating that defendants attempted to deter a witness or party from attending or testifying in court. We agree. 32 Plaintiffs contend that defendants conspired not to hire anyone who had asserted a personal injury claim against a member of the oil industry. In essence, they assert that defendants' conspiracy is retaliatory in nature. However, plaintiffs have offered nothing to indicate that this retaliatory conspiracy has deterred anyone from attending or testifying in court. The district court's grant of summary judgment on this clause of Section 1985(2) is affirmed.