Legal Opinion
Direct TV, Inc. v. Treworgy
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 15, 2004No. 03-15313PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
The issue presented by this interlocutory appeal has- produced disagreement among the district courts both in this circuit and elsewhere: whether 18 U.S.C. section 2520(a), as amended in 1986, provides a private right of action against persons who possess devices used to intercept satellite transmissions in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 2512(l)(b), a criminal offense. This Court is the first court of appeals to address this issue. DIRECTV, Inc. (DTV) argues that it has a private right of action against Mike Treworgy for his alleged possession of these illegal devices.…
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