COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS CORP. v. FINESILVER

No. 81-2279.

672 F.2d 818 (1982)

COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, d/b/a KBTV Broadcasting, Inc., Petitioner, v. Honorable Sherman G. FINESILVER, United States District Judge, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

March 17, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Holme, Denver, Colo. (Andrew M. Low, Denver, Colo., with him on the brief), Davis, Graham & Stubbs, Denver, Colo., for petitioner.

William C. McClearn, Denver, Colo. (Peter C. Houtsma and Maureen E. Reidy, Denver, Colo., with him on the brief), Holland & Hart, Denver, Colo., for respondent.

Before DOYLE, BREITENSTEIN and SEYMOUR, Circuit Judges.


SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Combined Communications Corporation, d/b/a KBTV Broadcasting, Inc. (KBTV), seeks a writ of mandamus requiring a district judge to allow television broadcast coverage of negotiations undertaken in a Federal courthouse to settle a lawsuit. We deny the petition.

I.

Factual Background

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