Legal Opinion
AT&T Broadband v. Tech Communications, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 30, 2004No. 03-11235PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents an issue of first impression in this circuit: whether the Cable Communications Policy Act (“CCPA”), 47 U.S.C. § 553(c)(2)(A) (2001), empowers a district court to issue an ex 'parte order authorizing a freeze of assets or a search and seizure of property belonging to an alleged violator of the Act. After discovering that defendants-appellants 1 Richard Marmer and his company, Tech Communications, Inc. (collectively, “Marmer”), were selling “pirate” cable descramblers in violation of § 553(a)(1), plaintiff-appellee AT&T Broadband (“AT&T”) filed suit…
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