Legal Opinion

Directv, Inc. v. Pluskhat

District Court, W.D. Michigan

Decided February 2, 2004No. 1:02-cv-00826PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

QUIST, District Judge.

Plaintiff, DIRECTV, Inc. (“DIRECTV”), has sued Defendant, Albert Pluskhat (“Pluskhat”), alleging that he violated the Federal Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. § 605, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, and the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-22 (the “Wiretap Act”), and Michigan common law by purchasing and using access cards and other devices (“Pirate Access Devices”) to decrypt, receive, and view DIRECTV’s encrypted satellite…

2Cases cited11 opinions

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
Jessie Walker v. Thomas E. Darby, Hugh L. Robinson, Jr., and Kenneth DayCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
Agristor Financial Corp. v. Van SickleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
Pamela A. Dorris v. Charles Absher and Della AbsherCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999

6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by1 opinion

DIRECTV, Inc. v. RobsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005