J & J Sports Productions, Inc. v. Aranda

Filing 46

MINUTE ORDER RE: HEARING ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on July 22, 2016. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/22/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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J & J SPORTS PRODUCTIONS, INC.,

Case No. 15-cv-02451-JST

Plaintiff,
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v.
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VICTOR ACOSTA ARANDA,
Defendant.

MINUTE ORDER RE: HEARING ON
CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT
Re: ECF No. 41

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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At the hearing on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, currently scheduled

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for July 28, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., the parties should be prepared to discuss the following questions:

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(1) How should the Court construe the phrase “except through authorized channels of
transmission or reception,” which appears in the first sentence of 47 U.S.C. § 605(a)?
(2) How should the Court construe the phrase “being entitled thereto,” which appears in
the third sentence of 47 U.S.C. § 605(a)?
(3) Does any authority support the proposition that these phrases should be construed to

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include – or exclude – circumstances where a service provider, such as the Dish Network,

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authorizes a customer to receive a “radio communication,” as is explicitly contemplated in the

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second sentence of the statute?

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 22, 2016
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JON S. TIGAR
United States District Judge