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FLETCHER v. SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

Docket No. H002265.

216 Cal.App.3d 172 (1989)

264 Cal. Rptr. 699

CLAUDE FLETCHER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District.

November 9, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Harry J. Delizonna and Tim Provis for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, Walter R. Allan, Edward P. Davis, Jr., Kevin M. Fong and Joseph A. Hearst for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

ELIA, J.

This is an action for libel and slander brought by appellant Claude Fletcher, a former San Jose City councilman, against respondents San Jose Mercury News, Knight-Ridder Publications and Mercury News reporter Scott Herhold.

The libel claim arose after the Mercury News published a series of articles reporting on Fletcher's conduct as a member of the board of economic and social opportunities (ESO), a local...

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