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“in Haywood Galbreath v. Associated Press, case No. CV 933132 RJK, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the plaintiff seeks damages from the defendant Associated Press for, among other things, alleged interference with prospective economic advantage. The plaintiff contends that the actions of the Associated Press caused him to be denied press credentials for the 1993 Presidential inaugural ceremonies at the Capitol. This occurred, it is alleged, because the Standing Committee of Press Photographers, which issued the credentials, was chaired by an employee of Associated Press. The defendant Associated Press has requested that Maurice Johnson, the superintendent of the Senate Press Photographers' Gallery, provide testimony concerning the process of granting press credentials for the inaugural ceremonies. The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies was responsible for making the necessary arrangements for the inaugural ceremonies. Mr. Johnson assisted in the task of allocating press credentials for the inaugural ceremonies. This lawsuit involves a dispute solely between private parties.”