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Coweta County v. Newnan Times-Herald [1]

Submitted by DMLP Staff on Wed, 10/14/2009 - 16:18

Summary

Threat Type: 

Subpoena

Date: 

07/20/2009

Status: 

Concluded

Disposition: 

Withdrawn

Location: 

Georgia

Verdict or Settlement Amount: 

N/A

Legal Claims: 

None
During a sex discrimination lawsuit brought against Coweta County, Georgia by former county official Leigh Schlumper, the county subpoenaed Sarah Faye-Campbell, a reporter for The Newnan Times-Herald.  According to an article in the Times-Herald, the subpoena asked Faye-Campell "to... read full description
Parties

Party Receiving Legal Threat: 

Sarah Faye-Campbell; The Newnan Times-Herald

Type of Party: 

Individual
Government

Type of Party: 

Individual
Organization
Media Company

Location of Party: 

  • Georgia

Location of Party: 

  • Georgia

Legal Counsel: 

Benton J. Mathis, Jr.; Kelly Morrison

Legal Counsel: 

David Hudson (for Newnan Times-Herald)
Description

During a sex discrimination lawsuit brought against Coweta County, Georgia by former county official Leigh Schlumper, the county subpoenaed Sarah Faye-Campbell, a reporter for The Newnan Times-Herald [2]. 

According to an article in the Times-Herald [3], the subpoena asked Faye-Campell "to name the anonymous source that provided her with copies of letters written by disgruntled firefighters" that were at issue in the discrimination lawsuit. The Times-Herald objected to the subpoena on the ground that Georgia's shield law protected the source's identity, and Coweta County agreed to suspend the subpoena pending further developments in the case.

Ultimately, the parties to the discrimination lawsuit stipulated to dismissal of the case, making the subpoena issue moot. 

Related Links: 

  • Times-Herald: County Files Answer in Schlumper Lawsuit [4]
  • Times-Herald: Subpoenas Issued in Schlumper's Suit Against the County [3]
  • Times-Herald: Slander Lawsuit Against County Dropped
    [5]
Details

Web Site(s) Involved: 

The Newnan Times-Herald [2]

Content Type: 

  • Text

Publication Medium: 

Print
Website

Subject Area: 

  • Shield Laws
Court Information & Documents

Jurisdiction: 

  • Georgia

Court Name: 

Unites States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Court Type: 

Federal

Case Number: 

3:08-CV-021

Relevant Documents: 

PDF icon 2008-02-22-Schlumper Complaint.pdf [6]
PDF icon 2009-03-30-Higgins Answer.pdf [7]
PDF icon 2009-07-20-Notice of Subpoena for Campbell.pdf [8]
PDF icon 2009-07-20-Subpoena for Campbell.pdf [9]
PDF icon 2009-09-25-Stipulation of Dismissal.pdf [10]
CMLP Information (Private)

Priority: 

1-High

CMLP Notes: 

EK editing (10/07/2009)

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Source URL (modified on 08/20/2014 - 11:10pm): https://www.dmlp.org/threats/coweta-county-v-newnan-times-herald

Links
[1] https://www.dmlp.org/threats/coweta-county-v-newnan-times-herald
[2] http://www.times-herald.com/
[3] http://www.times-herald.com/local/Subpoenas-issued-in-Schlumper-suit-814343
[4] http://www.times-herald.com/Local/County-files-answer-in-Schlumper-lawsuit-706941
[5] http://www.times-herald.com/local/Slander-lawsuit-against-county-dropped-869516
[6] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/dmlp.org/files/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2008-02-22-Schlumper%20Complaint.pdf
[7] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/dmlp.org/files/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2009-03-30-Higgins%20Answer.pdf
[8] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/dmlp.org/files/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2009-07-20-Notice%20of%20Subpoena%20for%20Campbell.pdf
[9] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/dmlp.org/files/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2009-07-20-Subpoena%20for%20Campbell.pdf
[10] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/dmlp.org/files/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2009-09-25-Stipulation%20of%20Dismissal.pdf