Wood Newton v. Harry Thomason Linda Bloodworth-Thomason Burt Reynolds Mozark Productions, Inc. Evening Shade Mtm, Inc. Cbs, Inc., Wood Newton v. Harry Thomason Linda Bloodworth-Thomason Burt Reynolds Mozark Productions, Inc. Evening Shade, a Business Entity Mtm, Inc., a California Corporation Cbs, Inc., a New York Corporation

22 F.3d 1455 30 U.S.P.Q.2d 1633 , 22 Media L. Rep. 1609 Wood NEWTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Harry THOMASON; Linda Bloodworth-Thomason; Burt Reynolds; Mozark Productions, Inc.; Evening Shade; MTM, Inc.; CBS, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. Wood NEWTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harry THOMASON; Linda Bloodworth-Thomason; Burt Reynolds; Mozark Productions, Inc.; Evening Shade, a business entity; MTM, Inc., a California Corporation; CBS, Inc., a New York Corporation, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 93-55002, 93-55376 and 93-55379. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 9, 1994. Decided April 28, 1994. Joseph M. Gabriel, Langberg, Leslie, Mann & Gabriel, Los Angeles, CA, for appellants and cross-appellees. Beth A. Finley and Michael Plonsker, Lavely & Singer, Los Angeles, CA, for appellees and cross-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, James M. Ideman, District Judge, Presiding. Before: PREGERSON, O'SCANNLAIN, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge PREGERSON. PREGERSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Wood Newton ("Newton") appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of television…