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                         Before the
              Federal Communications Commission
                   Washington, D.C.  20554

In the Matter of                             )    EB DOCKET 
NO. 00-156
                                   )
Carolyn S. Lutz                         )    
Licensee of Private Land Mobile Station WPJR763   )
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas                )
                                   )
Jim Sumpter                             )
Licensee of Private Land Mobile Station WPJR725   )
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas                )
                                   )
Norma Sumpter                      )
Licensee of Private Land Mobile Station WPJR739   )
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas                )
                                   )
Melissa Sumpter                         )
Licensee of Private Land Mobile Station WPJS437   )
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas                )
                                   )
Jennifer Hill                           )    
Licensee of Private Land Mobile Station WPJR740   )
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas                )

                                 
                MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

   Adopted: September 12, 2001          Released:  September 
17, 2001

By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:

     1.  In this Memorandum Opinion and Order, we cancel the 
licenses for Private Land Mobile Stations WPJR763, WPJR725, 
WPJR739, WPJS437, and WPJR740 held by Caroline Lutz, Jim 
Sumpter, Norma Sumpter, Melissa Sumpter, and Jennifer Hill, 
respectively.  

     2.  These licenses were designated for hearing by the 
Commission by Order to Show Cause, Hearing Designation 
Order, and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing, 15 FCC Rcd 
16,326 (2000).  Each of these licensees waived his or her 
right to hearing and requested that the license issued in 
his or her name be cancelled.1 

     3. Administrative Law Judge Arthur I. Steinberg 
terminated the hearing with respect to these licensees and 
certified the matter to the Commission.  Memorandum Opinion 
and Order, FCC 00M-58 (released October 26, 2000).  Pursuant 
to Section 0.111(a)(14) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. 
§ 0.111(a)(14), the Enforcement Bureau is delegated the 
authority to issue an appropriate order in this matter.  
Having reviewed the facts and circumstances relating to 
these licenses and the statements submitted by the named 
licensees, we find that it is appropriate to cancel the 
authorizations in accordance with the requests of the named 
licensees.  We further find that is appropriate to terminate 
this proceeding as to these licensees.

     4.  IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT the licenses for 
Stations WPJR763, WPJR725, WPJR739, WPJS437, and WPJR740 ARE 
CANCELLED.  IT IS ALSO ORDERED that the operation of the 
stations authorized by these licenses cease within thirty 
days of the release date of this Memorandum Opinion and 
Order.

     5.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the proceeding with 
respect to these licensees IS TERMINATED. 

     6,  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this 
Memorandum Opinion and Order SHALL BE MAILED by Certified 
Mail, Return Receipt requested, to the following:

Carolyn S. Lutz                         John J. McVeigh, 
Esq.
2508 Valley Forge                  12101 Blue Paper Trail
Richardson, Texas 75080            Columbia, MD 21044-2787
                              Counsel for Jim Sumpter, Norma 
Sumpter, 
                              Melissa Sumpter Ellington, and 
Jennifer Hill

Michael Higgs, Esq.                     Mark W. Romney, Esq.
Schwaninger & Associates                Vial, Hamilton, Koch 
& Knox
1331 H Street, NW,  Suite 500      1717 Main Street, Suite 
4400
Washington, DC  20005                   Dallas, Texas 75201-
7388

Counsel for Ronald Brasher, Patricia Brasher, David Brasher, 
the Estate of O.C. Brasher, DLB Enterprises, Inc. and 
Metroplex Two-Way Radio, Inc.

K. Lawson Pedigo, Esq.                            Ronnie 
Wilson, Esq.
Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.                      100 North 
Central Expressway, Suite 1211
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2800                      
Richardson, Texas, 75080
Dallas, Texas, 75201

Counsel for David and Diane Brasher



     

                         David H. Solomon
                         Chief, Enforcement Bureau
 

_________________________

1 Letter from Carolyn S. Lutz to the FCC dated September 29, 
2000; Joint Statement Pursuant to Section 1.92 of the Rules 
filed by Jim Sumpter, Norma Sumpter, Melissa Sumpter and 
Jennifer Hill on October 6, 2000.  We note that Melissa 
Sumpter recently married, but her license for station 
WPJS437 is in her maiden name.