Girls Gone Wild Founder Misses Hearing
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Updated: 10:44 PM Nov 20, 2009
Girls Gone Wild Founder Misses Hearing
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) - The founder of "Girls Gone Wild" had a doctor's note and did not appear at a Panhandle court hearing.
Posted: 10:44 PM Nov 20, 2009
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PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) - The founder of "Girls Gone Wild" had
a doctor's note and did not appear at a Panhandle court hearing.

The attorney for Joe Francis says his client was in a Mexico
hospital, suffering from an acute ear infection, high fever and
vertigo.

During Friday's hearing, U.S. District Judge Richard Smoak said
the courtroom would be open to the public and media for the case
involving four local women's civil suit filed against Francis and
his company. Trial is scheduled for February.

Smoak also shot down the fifth motion by the plaintiff's for a
summary judgment in the case. If he had granted the summary
judgment, the only issue left for the jury would have been how much
money to award in damages.

The girls said they were underage when they were filmed.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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