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  "name": "Calvin HOLLOWELL v. The ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT NEWSPAPER",
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    "judges": [
      "Purtle, J., concurs."
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    "parties": [
      "Calvin HOLLOWELL v. The ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT NEWSPAPER"
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    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Darrell Hickman, Justice.\nThis is a defamation suit. The appellant, Calvin Hollowell, was a deputy sheriff with the Pulaski County Sheriff\u2019s Department. He was fired primarily because of \u201cimmoral conduct.\u201d Specifically, he was charged with having sex with four known prostitutes. Hollowell appealed his dismissal to the Civil Service Commission, which upheld the sheriff\u2019s decision to terminate him. Hollowell appealed that decision to the Pulaski County Circuit Court, which reviewed the commission\u2019s decision de novo. The court found the commission\u2019s decision to be supported by substantial evidence and affirmed.\nMeanwhile, the Arkansas Democrat was reporting much of this activity. They first reported that several deputies were fired because of an alleged sex ring being operated out of the prison. They later reported the actions of the Civil Service Commission and the circuit court upholding Hollowell\u2019s dismissal.\nHollowell sued the Democrat for defamation. The case was submitted to the trial court on a motion for summary judgment. The judge, after considering the pleadings, affidavits, exhibits, and briefs of the parties, granted the Democrat\u2019s motion and dismissed Hollowell\u2019s suit.\nOn appeal Hollowed makes several arguments; however, his appeal is meritless. That he was a public official is not seriously disputed; therefore, he had to prove, assuming the newspaper articles were false (which the Democrat does not, in fact, concede), that the articles were published with actual malice. See Gertz v. Robert Welch, 418 U.S. 323 (1974); Lancaster v. Daily Banner-News Publishing Company, 274 Ark. 145, 622 S.W.2d 671 (1981). There was no evidence presented to show that the articles were written or published with actual malice.\nAccordingly, the trial court was correct in granting summary judgment.\nAffirmed.\nPurtle, J., concurs.",
        "type": "majority",
        "author": "Darrell Hickman, Justice."
      },
      {
        "text": "John I. Purtle, Justice,\nconcurring. I concur in the result but wish to state that the requirement that the plaintiff establish \u201cactual malice\u201d relates only to accusations concerning the performance of the public official\u2019s duties.",
        "type": "concurrence",
        "author": "John I. Purtle, Justice,"
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    "attorneys": [
      "Calvin C. Hollowell, pro se.",
      "Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, for appellee."
    ],
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    "head_matter": "Calvin HOLLOWELL v. The ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT NEWSPAPER\n87-154\n737 S.W.2d 646\nSupreme Court of Arkansas\nOpinion delivered October 19, 1987\n[Rehearing denied November 23, 1987.]\nCalvin C. Hollowell, pro se.\nWright, Lindsey & Jennings, for appellee."
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