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DIRECTV, INC. v. BENNETT

No. 05-30870.

470 F.3d 565 (2006)

DIRECTV, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James BENNETT, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 13, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Robert Rubin, Jacqueline Sadker, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Washington, DC, Katherine M. Loos, Briney & Foret, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James Bennett, Merryville, LA, pro se.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and DAVIS and GARZA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

DIRECTV, Inc. appeals the judgment of the district court dismissing its claim under the Wiretap Act against James Bennett, an individual who pirated its satellite signal. The district court's judgment rests on its conclusion that the Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2510, et seq., does not allow a private right of action. Based on the plain language of the statute, we disagree and reverse.

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DIRECTV brought this civil action against James...

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