Legal Opinion
Jeffrey Klimas, Individually and as a Class Representative v. Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 28, 2006No. 03-2012PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, we are asked to review the district court’s order dismissing a putative class-action challenge brought under § 551 (Protection of Subscriber Privacy) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 (the Cable Act), 47 U.S.C.A. §§ 521-561 (Supp.2006). The dismissal, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) was predicated upon the district court’s determination that the plaintiff, Jeffrey Klimas, lacked standing to contest alleged violations of the privacy provisions in § 551(b) by defendant Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. (Comcast)…
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