Legal Opinion
DirecTV, Inc. v. DeCroce
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided August 19, 2004No. Civil Action 03-5199PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAYDEN, District Judge.
Plaintiff DirecTV, Inc. (“DirecTV”) has filed another motion for default judgment seeking statutory damages, costs, attorneys’ fees, and injunctive relief for alleged violations of 47 U.S.C. § 605(a), 18 U.S.C. § 2511(l)(a), and 18 U.S.C. § 2512(l)(b). The basis is DirecTV’s claim that defendant Nick Keal purchased and used pirate descrambling equipment to intercept DirecTV’s satellite television programming without authorization. Similar lawsuits regularly are filed in this district and others, and DirecTV has been successful in obtaining the type of relief…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Whalen v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Bartnicki v. VopperCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Directv, Inc. v. Michael BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Paul v. VernieroCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- No. 98-5341Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Chanel, Inc. v. GordashevskyDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2008
- DIRECTV, Inc. v. RobsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
- DIRECTV Inc. v. PepeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Spring Mount Area Bavarian Resort, Ltd.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2008
- Louisiana Counseling & Family Services, Inc. v. Makrygialos, LLC.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2008
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