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BARRON v. FLORIDA FREEDOM NEWSPAPERS, INC.

No. 70910.

531 So.2d 113 (1988)

Dempsey J. BARRON, Petitioner, v. FLORIDA FREEDOM NEWSPAPERS, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 28, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon Lee Stedman of Rumberger, Kirk, Caldwell, Cabaniss, Burke & Wechsler, Orlando, for petitioner.

Franklin R. Harrison and William A. Lewis of Sale, Brown & Smoak, Chartered, Panama City, for respondent.

C. Gary Williams, Michael J. Glazer and Timothy B. Elliott of Ausley, McMullen, McGehee, Carothers & Proctor, Tallahassee, amicus curiae for Tallahassee Democrat, Inc.

William G. Mateer, David L. Evans and Clay H. Coward of Mateer, Harbert & Bates, P.A., Orlando, amicus curiae for Sentinel Communications Co.

Gerald B. Cope, Jr. and Laura Besvinick of Greer, Homer, Cope & Bonner, P.A., and Richard J. Ovelmen, The Miami Herald Pub. Co., Miami, amicus curiae for The Miami Herald Pub. Co.

George K. Rahdert and Bonita M. Riggens of Rahdert, Acosta & Dickson, P.A., St. Petersburg, amicus curiae for The Times Pub. Co.

OVERTON, Justice.

This is a petition to review Florida Freedom Newspapers, Inc. v. Sirmons, 508 So.2d 462 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987), which reversed a trial court order sealing a substantial portion of the court file in a dissolution proceeding between Dempsey J. Barron, a state senator, and Louverne Barron. The district court acknowledged conflict with Sentinel Communications Co. v. Smith, 493 So.2d 1048...

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