PANNELL v. ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. EC88-48-S-D.

690 F.Supp. 546 (1988)

Douglas Randy PANNELL; Rhonda Pannell, and Robin Pannell, Plaintiffs, v. ASSOCIATED PRESS, George Dale, Journal Publishing Company d/b/a Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, and Memphis Publishing Company d/b/a Memphis Commercial Appeal, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Mississippi, E.D.

August 4, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Waide, Tupelo, Miss., for plaintiffs.

William J. Threadgill, Lauren J. Hutchins, Threadgill, Smith, Sanders & Jolly, Columbus, Miss., Richard N. Winfield, Rogers & Wells, New York City, for defendant Associated Press.

Randall D. Noel, S. Russell Headrick, Armstrong Allen Prewitt Gentry Johnston & Holmes, Memphis, Tenn., Bruce W. Sanford, Leonard H. Freiman, Douglas E. Lee, Baker & Hostetler, Washington, D.C., for defendant Memphis Pub. Co.

James Hugh Ray, Thomas A. Wicker, Holland, Ray & Upchurch, P.A., Tupelo, Miss., for defendant Journal Pub. Co.

John Kitchens, Asst. Atty. Gen., Attorney General's Office of state of Miss., Jackson, Miss., for defendant George Dale.


OPINION

SENTER, Chief Judge.

This cause comes before the court on motion of the plaintiff to remand, on motion of defendant George Dale to dismiss, and on separate motions of defendants Associated Press, Memphis Publishing Company, and Journal Publishing Company for summary judgment.

FACTS

On November 11, 1987, the Commercial Appeal (Memphis Publishing Company) and the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (Journal Publishing...

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