Standard Calls for Sanctions Against Dish
Dish Network’s call for sanctions against Standard General and its attorneys should be ignored. Instead, Dish should be sanctioned, said Standard General in a response filing Thursday in U.S. District Court for the D.C. Circuit (see 2409240017). Standard argued Dish’s…
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filing substantially repeats its earlier dismissal motion and violates court procedures. Contrary to Dish’s arguments, Standard’s complaint “amply supports the alleged conspiracy, detailing circumstantial evidence that warrants an inference of conspiratorial agreement,” Standard said. “The timing and posture of DISH’s motion show its purpose is either to intimidate Plaintiffs and their counsel to dismiss claims against DISH and Mr. Ergen in the infancy of this case or to increase the chances that the Court does so.” Since Dish filed the motion for an improper purpose, the court should award Standard sanctions in the form of the expenses incurred in responding to the motion, Standard said.