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Dish Network v. Phillips
On July 16, 2008 federal criminal authorities , including personnel from the Federal Bureau of Investigation executed, search warrants at a residence in Paris, Texas, a business in Talihina, Texas, and a business inv Hugo, Oklahoma. From this raid, the federal criminal authorities recovered a significant amount of sales records related to Mr. Charles Groome ("Groome") and his businesses, FTA Electronics and Hugo TV & Computer.
Groome was in the business of selling DISH Network piracy devices; he was selling modified FTA receivers, FTA receivers that had been programmed with modified FTA card hack software.
The sales information obtained through the search warrants executed on Groome was ultimately shared with the Plaintiffs such that Plaintiffs came into possession of copies of records (the "Groome records"). In reliance upon those records and other information, and upon information and belief, Plaintiffs have set forth the allegations in this Complaint.
Specifically, the Groome records indicate that:
The Defendant purchased a Neusat FTA receiver from Groome on or about April 29, 2007. In reliance upon those records and other information, and upon information and belief, Plaintiffs have set forth the allegations in this Complaint.
The Defendant paid Groome $1,199.00 for the Neusat FTA receiver, a price indicative of receivers having been programmed with modified FTA card hack software.
On or about May 4, 2007, there was a software update performed on the Neusat FTA receiver by Mr. Groome.
On or about July 4, 2007, there was a second software update performed on the Neusat FTA receiver by Mr. Groome.
At some point in time, the Defendant paid Mr. Groome $125.00 for an upgrade to a SatPro FTA receiver.
On or about May 19, 2008, there was a software update performed on the SatPro FTA receiver by Mr. Groome.
The Defendant had been a paying subscriber of DISH Network but the Defendant terminated his account with DISH Network on or about May 12, 2007, shortly after he purchased his first device from Groome.
DISH Network, LLC et al v. Phillips
Filed: July 16, 2010 as 6:2010cv00254 Updated: July 20, 2010 02:52:23
Plaintiffs: DISH Network, LLC and EchoStar Technologies, LLC
Defendant: Troy Phillips
Presiding Judge: Ronald A. White
Court: Tenth Circuit > Oklahoma > Eastern District Court
Type: Other Statutes > Cable/Satellite TV
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