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ce oe ARE b7c LA 28-263 Office, Los Angeles, by SAs Mr. THORNTON stated he did not read the JY- nt, but | immediately referred it to the FBI, Therefore, he was not in a position to say whether or not he considered there was any criminal violation of the Copyright Statute. Mr. THORNTON advised he had inadvertently stated in his letter to the FBI that the defendants had requested the investigation when, as a matter of Tact, he actually wanted to imow more about O'BRIEN, the plaintiff in the civil abtion, prior to rendering any prosecutive opinion or having any investigation conducted. Mr. THORNTON stated that in view of the pending motions in the civil action filled by O'BRIEN, and in view of the statements made by Chief Deputy Clerk EDWARD DREW, he desired that no investigation be conducted, and would defer any opinion at this time pending the outcome of the court's decision on the above motions. On June 27, 1961, Chief Deputy Clerk EDWARD DREW advised sa Qt plaintiff's motion for default had been denied, that the complaint had been dismissed by the U. 8S. District Court at Los Angeles. ' On June 29, 1961, SA dvised Assistant United States Attorney TIMOTHY M. TH N of the civil action in the U. S. District Court in this matter, at which time Mr. THORNTON stated he would decline to authorize.: prosecution in this matter in view of the dismissal and the fact that O'BRIEN had filed numerous Similar suits in the past which have all beendismissed. -25%*-