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MATHIS v. PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPERS, INC.

Civ. A. No. 77-1067.

455 F.Supp. 406 (1978)

John MATHIS v. PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPERS, INC. t/a The Philadelphia Daily News, Bulletin Company t/a The Evening Bulletin, KYW-TV, WPVI-TV and WCAU-TV.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

August 15, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gustine J. Pelagatti, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Samuel E. Klein, Philadelphia, Pa., for Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. t/a The Philadelphia Daily News.

Roberta S. Staats, Philadelphia, Pa., for Bulletin Co. t/a The Evening Bulletin.

Arthur E. Newbold, IV, Steven B. Feirson, Philadelphia, Pa., for Westinghouse Broadcasting Co. t/a KYW-TV.

OPINION

LUONGO, District Judge.

John Mathis, a citizen of New Jersey, filed the complaint in this defamation action on March 24, 1977. Complaint ¶ 1. Jurisdiction is based solely on diversity of citizenship. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) (1976). The complaint names as defendants the publishers of two Philadelphia newspapers, the Daily News and the Evening Bulletin, as well as three television stations. By stipulation...

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