DIRECTV, INC. v. MINOR

No. 04-50793.

420 F.3d 546 (2005)

DIRECTV, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Randall MINOR, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 9, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Robert Rubin (argued), Christian S. Genetski, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Washington, DC, for DIRECTV, Inc.

Jack M. Wilhelm (argued), Austin, TX, for Minor.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BARKSDALE and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

DIRECTV, Inc. ("DTV") appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment on its claims for illegal interception of its satellite transmissions in violation of 47 U.S.C. § 605(a) and 18 U.S.C. § 2511(1)(a), and for modification of a pirate access device in violation of 47 U.S.C. § 605(e)(4). We vacate and remand.1

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