STOKES v. DISH NETWORK, L.L.C.

No. 15-2901.

838 F.3d 948 (2016)

Neil STOKES; Craig Felzien, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. DISH NETWORK, L.L.C., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 4, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard R. Patch , Coblenz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP, San Francisco, CA, argued ( Rees F. Morgan , Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP, San Francisco, CA, J. Kent Lowry , Matthew D. Turner , Armstrong Teasdale LLP, Jefferson City, MO, Eric J. Magnuson , Robins Kaplan LLP, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for appellant.

Edward D. Robertson, Jr. , Bartimus, Frickleton, Robertson & Goza, P.C., Jefferson City, MO, argued ( Mary D. Winter , Bartimus, Frickleton, Robertson & Goza, P.C., Jefferson City, MO, Matthew A. Clement , Kari A. Schulte , Cook, Vetter, Doerhoff & Landwehr, P.C., Jefferson City, MO, John F. Medler, Jr. , The Medler Law Firm, LLC, St. Louis, MO, Thomas P. Rosenfeld , Kevin P. Green , Goldenberg Heller Antognoli & Rowland, P.C., Edwardsville, IL, Robert A. Horn , Joseph A. Kronawitter , Horn Aylward & Bandy, LLC, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellees.

Before LOKEN, BEAM, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


DISH Network, L.L.C. ("DISH"), is a Colorado corporation that sells satellite television access packages nationwide. DISH's "carriage" agreement with Turner Network Sales, Inc., expired on October 21, 2014, and was not renewed until November 20, 2014. DISH's carriage agreement with FOX News Network L.L.C. expired on December...

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