Dish Network LLC et al v. Dimarco et al, No. 2:2011cv01962 - Document 72 (D. Nev. 2013)

Court Description: FINAL JUDGMENT and PERMANENT INJUNCTION in favor of Plaintiffs Dish Network LLC, Echostar Technologies and Nagrastar LLC and against Defendants Digital Warehouse, Inc., Andrew Dimarco and David Dimarco. Defendants David DiMarco and Digital Warehou se, Inc. shall pay damages in the amount of $8,690,500 to DISH Network. Defendant Andrew DiMarco shall not be liable for this monetary component of the Final Judgment. Each party is to bear its own attorneys fees and costs. Signed by Chief Judge Robert C. Jones on 10/31/2013. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AC)

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Dish Network LLC et al v. Dimarco et al Doc. 72 Case 2:11-cv-01962-RCJ-PAL Document 69 Filed 10/05/12 Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 J. Bruce Alverson (Nevada Bar No. 1339) balverson@alversontaylor.com Karie N. Wilson (Nevada Bar No. 7957) kwilson@alversontaylor.com ALVERSON TAYLOR MORTENSEN & SANDERS 7401 West Charleston Boulevard Las Vegas, Nevada 89117 Telephone: (702) 384-7000 Facsimile: (702) 385-7000 13 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 8 9 10 11 HAGAN NOLL & BOYLE LLC 820 GESSNER, SUITE 940 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77024 TEL: (713) 343-0478 FAX: (713) 758-0146 Chad M. Hagan (pro hac vice) chad.hagan@hnbllc.com Timothy M. Frank (pro hac vice) timothy.frank@hnbllc.com HAGAN NOLL & BOYLE LLC Two Memorial City Plaza 820 Gessner, Suite 940 Houston, Texas 77024 Telephone: (713) 343-0478 Facsimile: (713) 758-0146 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 15 16 17 DISH NETWORK L.L.C., ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C., and NAGRASTAR LLC, 18 Plaintiffs, 19 STIPULATION FOR ENTRY OF FINAL JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION v. 20 Case No. 2:11-CV-01962-RCJ-(PAL) ANDREW DIMARCO, DAVID DIMARCO, DIGITAL WAREHOUSE, INC., and DOES 110, each individually and together d/b/a www.coolsatellite.com and www.satmonster.com, 21 22 23 Defendants. 24 25 26 27 28 Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:11-cv-01962-RCJ-PAL Document 69 Filed 10/05/12 Page 2 of 3 1 Plaintiffs DISH Network L.L.C., EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., and NagraStar LLC 2 (“DISH Network”), and Defendants Andrew DiMarco, David DiMarco, and Digital Warehouse, 3 Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”), respectfully submit this stipulation for entry of final judgment 4 and permanent injunction. DISH Network filed this case on December 7, 2011, alleging that Defendants distribute 6 products which are designed for and primarily of use in circumventing the DISH Network security 7 technology and receiving DISH Network’s encrypted satellite broadcasts of copyrighted television 8 programming without authorization. See Dkt. 1, Pls.’ Compl. ¶¶ 30-69. Defendants responded to 9 the complaint on February 8, 2012, denying the allegations made by DISH Network. See Dkt. 24, 10 Defs.’ Answer ¶¶ 30-69. The Court entered a preliminary injunction against Defendants on May 11 HAGAN NOLL & BOYLE LLC 820 GESSNER, SUITE 940 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77024 TEL: (713) 343-0478 FAX: (713) 758-0146 5 11, 2012, and ordered the impoundment of certain products. See Dkt. 49. 12 The parties now stipulate that final judgment should be entered for DISH Network on 13 Counts I and III of the complaint alleging violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 14 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(1), (a)(2), Counts II and IV alleging violations of the Federal Communications 15 Act, 47 U.S.C. § 605(a), (e)(4), and Count V alleging violations of the Electronic Communications 16 Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2511(1)(a) and 2520. 17 The parties further stipulate that damages of $8,690,500 should be awarded to DISH 18 Network. The parties agree that the damages are only imposed against Defendants David DiMarco 19 and Digital Warehouse, Inc. Defendant Andrew DiMarco is not liable for the damages awarded to 20 DISH Network. The parties also stipulate to a permanent injunction against all Defendants. 21 Defendants, by entering into this Stipulation for Entry of Final Judgment and Permanent 22 Injunction, do not admit to any facts alleged which would give rise to any criminal liability. 23 A proposed final judgment and permanent injunction has been submitted. 24 25 26 27 28 2 Case 2:11-cv-01962-RCJ-PAL Document 69 Filed 10/05/12 Page 3 of 3 1 Dated: October 5, 2012 2 3 4 5 6 7 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 8 9 Dated: October 5, 2012 10 11 HAGAN NOLL & BOYLE LLC 820 GESSNER, SUITE 940 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77024 TEL: (713) 343-0478 FAX: (713) 758-0146 By: /s/Timothy M. Frank Chad M. Hagan (pro hac vice) chad.hagan@hnbllc.com Timothy M. Frank (pro hac vice) timothy.frank@hnbllc.com HAGAN NOLL & BOYLE LLC Two Memorial City Plaza 820 Gessner, Suite 940 Houston, Texas 77024 Telephone: (713) 343-0478 Facsimile: (713) 758-0146 12 13 14 15 By: /s/Christopher M. Henderson Mark E. Ferrario (Nevada Bar No. 1625) ferrariom@gtlaw.com Christopher M. Henderson (Nevada Bar No. 10078) hendersonc@gtlaw.com GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP 3773 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 400 North Las Vegas, Nevada 89169 Telephone: (702) 792-3773 Facsimile: (702) 792-9002 Atttorneys for Defendant Andrew DiMarco 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Dated: October 5, 2012 By: /s/Frederick A. Santacroce Frederick A. Santacroce (Nevada Bar No. 5121) santacrocelaw@gmail.com SANTACROCE LAW OFFICES, LTD 5440 West Sahara Avenue, Suite 105 Las Vegas, NV 89146 Telephone: (702) 218-3360 Facsimile: (702) 948-1202 Attorneys for Defendants David DiMarco and Digital Warehouse, Inc. Electronic Signature Consent Pursuant to Section V.D of the Court’s Electronic Filing Procedures, I attest that counsel for Defendants Andrew DiMarco, David DiMarco, and Digital Warehouse, Inc. have consented to the placement of their electronic signature on, and the filing of, this document. 26 27 28 /s/Timothy M. Frank Timothy M. Frank (pro hac vice) 3 Case 2:11-cv-01962-RCJ-PAL Document 69-1 Filed 10/05/12 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 9 10 11 DISH NETWORK L.L.C., ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C., and NAGRASTAR LLC, 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Case No. 2:11-CV-01962-RCJ-(PAL) FINAL JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION AGAINST DEFENDANTS Plaintiffs, v. ANDREW DIMARCO, DAVID DIMARCO, DIGITAL WAREHOUSE, INC., and DOES 110, each individually and together d/b/a www.coolsatellite.com and www.satmonster.com, Defendants. 19 20 21 Having considered the parties’ Stipulation for Entry of Final Judgment and Permanent 22 Injunction, the court file in this matter, and the applicable law, the Court approves the stipulation 23 and ORDERS as follows: 24 (1) Judgment is entered for DISH Network on Count I and Count III of the complaint 25 alleging violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §§ 1201(a)(1), (a)(2); 26 Count II and Count IV alleging violations of the Federal Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. §§ 27 605(a), (e)(4); and Count V alleging violations of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 28 18 U.S.C. §§ 2511(1)(a) and 2520. Case 2:11-cv-01962-RCJ-PAL Document 69-1 Filed 10/05/12 Page 2 of 2 1 (2) Defendants David DiMarco and Digital Warehouse, Inc. shall pay damages in the 2 amount of $8,690,500 to DISH Network. Defendant Andrew DiMarco shall not be liable for this 3 monetary component of the Final Judgment which is specifically adjudged to Defendants David 4 DiMarco and Digital Warehouse, Inc. Further, all Defendants, by entering the Stipulation for 5 Entry of Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction, do not admit to any facts alleged which 6 would give rise to any criminal liability. 7 8 (3) Defendants Andrew DiMarco, David DiMarco, Digital Warehouse, Inc., and any persons acting in active concert or participation with Defendants, are permanently enjoined from: 9 A. manufacturing, importing, offering to the public, providing, or otherwise 10 trafficking in free-to-air receivers, dongles, modules, software, warranty codes, upgrade codes, 11 and other technologies of use in circumventing DISH Network’s security system or intercepting 12 DISH Network’s satellite signal; 13 B. circumventing or assisting others in circumventing DISH Network’s 14 security system, or otherwise intercepting or assisting others in intercepting DISH Network’s 15 satellite signal; 16 C. testing, analyzing, reverse engineering, manipulating, or otherwise 17 extracting codes, data, or information from DISH Network’s satellite receivers, smart cards, 18 satellite data stream, or any other part or component of the DISH Network security system. 19 (4) This permanent injunction takes effect immediately. 20 (5) Each party is to bear its own attorney’s fees and costs. 21 (6) The Court retains jurisdiction over this action for a period of two years for the 22 purpose of enforcing this final judgment and permanent injunction. 23 24 Dated: October 31, 2013 _______________ 25 26 __________________________ Hon. Robert C. Jones United States District Judge 27 28 2

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