WORD OF FAITH WORLD OUTREACH CENT. CHURCH v. SAWYER

No. 95-10218.

90 F.3d 118 (1996)

WORD OF FAITH WORLD OUTREACH CENTER CHURCH, INC., A dissolved Corporation on behalf of its members; Word of Faith World Outreach Center Church, a Church on Behalf of its Members, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Diane SAWYER, An individual; Capital Cities/ABC Inc., A New York Corporation; American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., A Delaware Corporation; ABC News, Inc., A Delaware Corporation; Robbie Gordon, An individual; Kelly Sutherland, An individual; Jeff Cooke; Trinity Foundation, Inc., A Texas non-profit Corporation; Ole Anthony, An individual; Harry Guetzlaff, An individual; Powell Holloway, An individual; John Does, and/or Jane 1-30, Defendants-Appellees, A H Belo Corp., A Texas Corporation; WFAA-TV, Inc., A Texas Corporation; Bill Brown; Dallas Morning News, Inc., A Texas Corporation; Ed Housewright, An individual; Steve Blow, An individual; Ed Bark, An individual, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 7, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Ross, Rhonda Johnson Byrd, Scott Patrick Stolley, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, Dallas, TX, J.C. Joyce, Tulsa, OK, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Floyd Abrams, Cahill Gordon & Reindel, New York City, Frank Charles Vecella, Dallas, TX, for defendants-appellees Sawyer, Capital Cities/ABC Inc., American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., ABC News, Inc., Gordon, Sutherland and Cooke.

Richard Alexander Rohan, Barbara M.G. Lynn, Dallas, TX, for defendants-appellees Trinity Foundation, Inc., Anthony, Guetzlaff and Holloway.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, JONES and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

This lawsuit began as a result of critical television reports on the weekly ABC news program PrimeTime Live concerning Reverend Robert Tilton and Word of Faith World Outreach Center Church. The Church and Word of Faith World Outreach Center Church, Inc. appeal the decision of the district court dismissing their claims against ABC and others who assisted ABC in preparing the shows for violation of the RICO statute and a federal...

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