Libel suit will not get trial until late 1998 The Schoepe family is suing the University and Wildes in Philadelphia court for allegedly defamatory comments Wildes made in the May 8 issue of the weekly University City Review. In the issue, Wildes described the game room customers as "felons or potential felons." Last Thursday, Common Pleas Court Judge Joseph O'Keefe ordered attorneys to complete discovery -- in which attorneys exchange relevant information -- by July 6, 1998. A trial date will be set after Dec. 7, 1998. The two sides are also embroiled in a federal court battle over the fate of the Schoepes' University Pinball and University Laundry businesses at 4006-4008 Spruce Street. The Schoepes charge the University and city with illegally shutting down the establishments on April 18, while the University claims that the arcade and laundry bring crime to the area. -- Scott Lanman
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