RISENHOOVER v. ENGLAND

Civil Nos. W-93-CA-138, W-94-CA-082, W-94-CA-089, W-94-CA-157, W-94-CA-196, W-95-CA-027, W-95-CA-056, W-95-CA-060, W-95-CA-061, and W-95-CA-065.

936 F.Supp. 392 (1996)

John T. RISENHOOVER, Plaintiff, v. Mark ENGLAND; Cox Texas Publications, Inc.; Cox Enterprises, Inc.; KWTX Broadcasting Company, and Rural/Metro Corporation of New Mexico — Texas d/b/a American Medical Transport, Defendants. Leslie McKEEHAN, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Todd W. McKeehan, Plaintiffs, Cynthia Williams, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Robert J. Williams, Intervenors, Tony G. McKeehan and Patsy McKeehan, Intervenors, James T. Williams and Patricia Williams, Intervenors, v. Mark ENGLAND; Cox Texas Publications, Inc.; Cox Enterprises, Inc.; KWTX Broadcasting Company, and Rural/Metro Corporation of New Mexico — Texas d/b/a American Medical Transport, Defendants. Paige Robertson LeBLEU, Individually and as Natural Mother, Next Friend and Tutrix of Cameron Wayne LeBleu; Susan Carrico Kuntz, as Natural Mother, Next Friend and Tutrix of Scott Henry LeBleu; John Henry LeBleu, Sr., and Majory W. LeBleu, Plaintiffs, v. COX TEXAS PUBLICATIONS, INC., Cox Enterprises, Inc., KWTX Broadcasting Company and Rural/Metro Corporation of New Mexico — Texas, d/b/a American Medical Transport, Defendants. Robert RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff, v. COX TEXAS PUBLICATIONS, INC.; Cox Enterprises, Inc.; KWTX Broadcasting Company; and Rural/Metro Corporation of New Mexico-Texas, d/b/a American Medical Transport, Defendants. Danny Jack CURTIS, Walter Glen Jordan, and Peter B. Mastin, Plaintiffs, Ward Clayton Alexander, III, et al., Intervenors, Constance Barron, et al., Intervenors, v. COX TEXAS PUBLICATIONS, INC.; Cox Enterprises, Inc.; KWTX Broadcasting Company; and Rural/Metro Corporation of New Mexico — Texas, d/b/a American Medical Transport, Defendants. Roland BALLESTEROS, Keith Constantino, Eric Evers, Mark Handley, Claire Rayburn, and Larry Shiver, Plaintiffs, v. COX TEXAS PUBLICATIONS, INC.; Cox Enterprises, Inc.; KWTX Broadcasting Company; and Rural/Metro Corporation of New Mexico — Texas, d/b/a American Medical Transport, Defendants. John Cecil WILLIS, and Evelyn Lorraine Willis, Individually and as Representatives of the Estate of Steven David Willis, Plaintiffs, v. COX TEXAS PUBLICATIONS, INC.; Cox Enterprises, Inc.; KWTX Broadcasting Company; and Rural/Metro Corporation of New Mexico — Texas, d/b/a American Medical Transport, Defendants. Phillip CHOJNACKI, Plaintiff, v. Mark ENGLAND; Cox Texas Publications, Inc.; Cox Enterprises, Inc.; KWTX Broadcasting Company, and Rural/Metro Corporation of New Mexico — Texas d/b/a American Medical Transport, Defendants. Charles SARABYN, Plaintiff, v. Mark ENGLAND; Cox Texas Publications, Inc.; Cox Enterprises, Inc.; KWTX Broadcasting Company, and Rural/Metro Corporation of New Mexico — Texas d/b/a American Medical Transport, Defendants. Davy AGUILERA, Plaintiff, v. COX TEXAS PUBLICATIONS, INC.; Cox Enterprises, Inc.; KWTX Broadcasting Company; and Rural/Metro Corporation of New Mexico — Texas, d/b/a American Medical Transport, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Texas, Waco Division.

April 2, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Dunnam, Damon L. Reed, Dunnam & Dunnam, LLP, Waco, Texas, for Risenhoover, Tony G. McKeehan, James T. Williams, LeBleu, Rodriguez, Willis.

Minor L. Helm, Jr., P.M. Johnston, Sleeper, Johnston & Helm, P.C., Waco, Texas, James A. Treanor, III, David E. Mills, Timothy J. O'Rourke, Jonathan D. Hart, Sean D. Hughto, Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Washington, DC, for Mark England, Cox Texas Publications, Inc., Cox Enterprises, Inc.

Frederick D. Bostwick, III, Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, Waco, Texas, for KWTX Broadcasting Company.

Noley R. Bice, Jr., Donald Keith Dorsett, Fulbright, Winniford, Bice & Davis, Waco, Texas, Marshall W. Anstandig, Mark I. Harrison, Bryan Cave, Phoenix, Arizona, for Rural/Metro Corporation of New Mexico-Texas d/b/a American Medical Transport.

John W. Stevenson, Jr., Robert E. Ammons, Houston, Texas, for Leslie McKeehan in Civil No. W-94-CA-082.

Robert E. Ammons, Houston, Texas, for Cynthia Williams in Civil No. W-94-CA-082.

Joe C. Tooley, Bradley M. Gordon, McCauley, Macdonald, Love & Devin, Dallas, Texas, for Danny Curtis, Walter Glen Jordan, Peter B. Mastin.

Broadus Autry Spivey, Richard Alan Grigg, Spivey, Grigg, Kelly & Knisely, P.C., Austin, Texas, for Roland Ballesteros, Keith Constantino, Eric Evers, Mark Handley, Claire Rayburn and Larry Shiver.

Michael E. St. John, Stevenson, Parker & St. John, Houston, Texas, for Phillip J. Chojnacki and Charles Sarabyn.

Noley R. Bice, Donald Keith Dorsett, Fulbright, Winniford, Bice & Davis, Waco, Texas, for KWTX Broadcasting Company in Civil No. W-95-CA-065.

Marshall W. Anstandig, Mark I. Harrison, Bryan Cave, Phoenix, Arizona, P.M. Johnston, Minor Helm, Sleeper, Johnston & Helm, P.C., Waco, Texas, James A. Treanor, III, David E. Mills, Timothy J. O'Rourke, Jonathan D. Hart, Sean D. Hughto, Dow, Howell, Smith & Lee, Waco, Texas, Frederick D. Bostwick, III, Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, Waco, Texas, Noley R. Bice, Donald Keith Dorsett, Fulbright, Winniford, Bice & Davis, Waco, Texas, for Rural/Metro Corporation of New Mexico-Texas, d/b/a American Medical Transport in Civil No. W-95-CA-065.


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