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oo . 2 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Ce peraL BUREAU oF INvESTIGATIO: . | New York, New York In Kenly, Please Refer to August ll, 1969 File, Rutile 100-9923 Nx file 100-161445 Abbott Howard Hoffman Security Matter~-Anarchist Df... e aA ROELercegiugc 25 Raw June.30, 1969. On August 8, 1969, at approxirately 9:50 a.m., a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (SA,F3I), observed Abbott Hoffman, and subsequently his attorney, Geraid Lefcourt, enter Part 1Dl of the Criminsl Court of the City of New York, Room 415, 100 Centre Street, New York City (iYC), - where Hoffman was scheduled to appear before the court for a preliminery hearing in connection with his having been arrested by the NYC Police Department (PD) on April ll, 1969, on charges of Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest, Harassment, -e Obstructing Governmental Administration (Docket Number B9547) and a Felonious Assault (Docket Number A 5570). 3 At 3:30 p.m. the SA of the FBI observed Hoffman and his ettorney, Gerald Lefcourt, leave the court room énd pro- ceed to the elevators of the building. sed an SA of the FSI on Augus wt ~ aque vo @ very large number of cases on the court ca2le ’ y Abbctt Hoffran's case was not called ui:til 2:40 p.m., on August 8, 1969, in Part 1D1 of the Criminal Court of the City. of New York. na The case was heard by Crimiral Court Judce Arthur H. Goldberg who ordered the Felonious Assault charge (a felony) reduced to — Simple Assault (a misdemeanor). He also reduced bail on the assevult charge from $2,000.C0 to $1,000.00, while maintaining the $500.00 bail on the other charges. Abbott Hoffran plead a not guilty to all of the charges end the case wos adjourned rod _ -, to Novenber 17, 1969, in Part 2B of the Gininal Court of HYC. ae IN 4 Pet et epee Thin doouncnt contains neither 6 eg AD SUS sieve tren pogemaandationa nor conclusions (Ts "of tho FBI. Jt is the property 3 RE ‘ ~ 2 of the ver t ais loaned to your - : “ ~Z9-93. . of ngency 3; it aad its contents are . i / ‘ 5B) . “not to bo distributed outside oe oye YORP ALONCHe mone -fOD Lo eee “ ° t . a = Lvs MIA LO sts, ° . Peg on. SED eet “Oe . a