ALTMANN v. TELEVISION SIGNAL CORP.

No. C 94-0071 VRW.

849 F.Supp. 1335 (1994)

Madeleine ALTMANN, Michael Freeman dba Oranj Productions, Jennifer Locke, Rodney O'Neal Austin, Thomas Inouye, Daniel Kleman, John M. Kaman, and Kristin Atkins, on behalf of themselves and the general public, Plaintiffs, v. TELEVISION SIGNAL CORPORATION, dba Viacom Cable and/or Viacom Cablevision of San Francisco, a California Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

March 30, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher P. Witteman, Susan D. Hyman, Law Offices of Christopher P. Witteman, David S. Kahn, San Francisco, CA, for plaintiffs.

Richard R. Patch, Jeffrey G. Knowles, Rachelle Desvaux, Coblentz, Cahen, McCabe & Breyer, San Francisco, CA, for defendants.


BACKGROUND

CAULFIELD, District Judge.

Defendant Television Signal Corporation ("Viacom") is the monopoly provider of cable television services to approximately 161,000 households in San Francisco. Marx Decl., ¶ 2. The 1988 amendment of the franchise agreement between Viacom and the City of San Francisco provided that Viacom "shall continue to provide an opportunity for public expression by the continuation of ... public access on Channel...

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