HINKS v. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Civ. A. No. 3:88-2013-15.

704 F.Supp. 638 (1988)

John W. HINKS, Plaintiff, v. The ASSOCIATED PRESS and Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation, d/b/a WIS-TV, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. South Carolina, Columbia Division.

October 13, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William O. Sweeny, III, Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, Columbia, S.C., for plaintiff.

Jay Bender, Belser, Baker, Barwick, Ravenel, Toal & Bender, Columbia, S.C., Rogers & Wells, New York City, for the Associated Press.

William L. Pope, Robinson, McFadden & Moore, Columbia, S.C., for Cosmos Broadcasting Corp., d/b/a WIS-TV.


ORDER

HAMILTON, District Judge.

The instant action was originally brought in the Court of Common Pleas for Richland County and was subsequently removed to this court under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(c) by defendant Associated Press (AP) on August 2, 1988.1 Plaintiff, John Hinks, filed a motion to remand on September 2, 1988. For the reasons set forth below, the motion to remand is granted.

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