Dish Network L.L.C. v. Ellas TV, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DISH NETWORK L.L.C., Plaintiff, No. 16 CV 4813 v. Judge Manish S. Shah ELLAS TV, INC., and MARIO PAPPAS, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Defendants Ellas TV and Mario Pappas redistributed Dish Network signals through their own subscription-based television service for approximately five months, and Dish sued them for willfully violating the Federal Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 605(a). Dish moves for summary judgment on its claim and seeks attorneys’ fees and costs, a permanent injunction, as well…