HERALD-POST PUB. CO., INC. v. HILL

No. 94-0587.

891 S.W.2d 638 (1994)

The HERALD-POST PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. and Scripps Howard Company, Inc., Petitioners, v. Gary J. HILL, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Overruled March 2, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce W. Sanford, Dennis F. Hernandez, Washington, DC, Bryan H. Hall, El Paso, for petitioners.

Michael R. "Mick" Milligan, Thomas E. Stanton, El Paso, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Arvel Ponton, III, an attorney, was employed by Jose Ruiz Contreras to represent him in a federal drug smuggling case. During pretrial discovery in the criminal proceeding, Ponton filed a discovery motion and brief alleging, among other things, that Gary Hill and others were "paid confidential informants for the Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA]." A reporter for the El Paso Herald-Post, a daily newspaper published by the Herald-Post Publishing Co....

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