Legal Opinion

Premier Communications Network, Inc. v. Fuentes

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 26, 1989No. Nos. 85-2869, 86-1534PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUG, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns actions taken by plaintiff, Premier Communications Network, Inc. (“Premier”), to prevent unauthorized viewing of the television entertainment program that it provides to subscribers by microwave transmission. The issues on appeal are (1) whether Premier is entitled to an injunction; (2) what the injunction may provide; (3) whether Fuenteses’ counterclaim for damages resulting from the Premier’s letter threatening legal action was properly dismissed because the letter was a privileged communication; and (4) whether Premier’s due process rights were…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Califano v. YamasakiSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. David D. Darring v. Larry Kincheloe, Superintendent of the Washington State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  4. Vandenbark v. Owens-Illinois Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Edward Ashton v. Kenneth CoryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  4. International Rectifier Corporation v. Ixys CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
  5. Sharper Image Corp. v. Target Corp.District Court, N.D. California · 2006

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