For the reasons discussed above, the Court GRANTS DISH Networks motion for a preliminary injunction [Doc. 5], and ORDERS as follows:
1. Defendant Christopher Whitcomb, and all directors, officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys and all persons and entities in active concert or participation therewith, including, but not limited to, manufacturers, distributors, retailers and cooperative members are enjoined and must restrain from directly or indirectly:
(a) manufacturing, developing, importing, offering to the public (including, but not limited to, through internet websites or auctions), promoting, distributing, providing or otherwise trafficking in Sonicview iHubs, SV Lan adapters, New Link adapters, or any other device designed to connect to internet key sharing servers for the purpose of receiving DISH Network programming without authorization;
(b) manufacturing, developing, importing, offering to the public (including, but not limited to, through internet websites or auctions), promoting, distributing, providing or otherwise trafficking in serial numbers, authorization codes, or upgrades for Sonicview iHubs, SV Lan adapters, New Link adapters, or any other device designed to connect to internet key sharing servers for the purpose of receiving DISH Network programming without authorization;
(d) transferring, removing, encumbering, or permitting withdrawal of any assets or property belonging to Defendant and related to Defendant’s trafficking in Sonicview iHubs, SV Lan adapters, New Link adapters, and serial numbers, authorization codes, or upgrades for Sonicview iHubs, SV Lan adapters, and New Link adapters, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, including cash, bank accounts of any kind, stock accounts, bonds, and title to Defendants’ business property; and
(e) destroying, hiding, or altering any books or records, whether in hard copy or electronic form, concerning the satellite receiver business or finances of Defendant, including invoices, purchase orders, receipts, shipping records, banking or investment records, or any documents that identify manufacturers, exporters, importers, dealers, or purchasers of Sonicview receivers, 8PSK Turbo Boards or modules, Sonicview iHubs, SV Lan adapters, New Link adapters, software for these devices, and serial numbers, authorization codes, or upgrades for Sonicview iHubs, SV Lan adapters, and New Link adapters, or persons involved in operating any IKS server or receiving control words from same.
2. No later than three 3 court days from the filing of this Order,Defendant must provide DISH Network a written accounting of all assets and property belonging to Defendant, which in the case of any bank account shall include the account name, number, current balance, and location of the bank or other custodian holding such account.
3. No bond shall be required.
This preliminary injunction shall take effect immediately and remain in effect pending entry of a final judgment or further order of the Court.
Dish Network, L.L.C. , Echostar Technologies L.L.C. and Nagrastar LLC Defendants: Christopher Whitcomb and DOES Case Number: 3:2011cv00333 Filed: February 17, 2011 Court: California Southern District Court Office: San Diego Office County: XX US, Outside State Presiding Judge: Thomas J. Whelan Referring Judge: Ruben B. Brooks Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Cable/Satellite TV Cause: 28:1331 Jurisdiction: Federal Question Jury Demanded By: None
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION [DOC. 5] Plaintiffs DISH Newtork L.L.C., EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. and Nagrastar, L.L.C. (collectively, ;DISH Network;) have filed a motion or a preliminary injunction against Defendant Christopher Whitcomb. Oral argument was held on April 22, 2011. Defendant failed to appear for oral argument, and did not file an opposition to the motion. Having read and considered DISH Network's moving papers and argument at the hearing, the Court will GRANT the motion for preliminary injunction [Doc. 5].
Stupid, Zulu. It is not old news. If you had been reading the posts a Ecoustics instead of having fun, you would have known, tat this guy Whitcomb was a ex employee of Sonicview and then to get rid of surplus he started only this February with prosonic.com and tried to sell of surplus stock.
Your friends FTABADASS and others were helping this effort of deceiving the members of Ecoustics.
Now you just stop trying to deceive the members at Ecoustics and stay outside of this discussion. You have been obnoxious for far too long.
Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed March 29, 2010
The court has ruled that Sonicview is prohibited from designing, manufacturing, selling, distributing marketing etc, 8PSk Turbo Boards and the Ihub. Sonicview argued that third parties are responsible and that they should not be held accountable for their actions.
From the Whitcomb Injuction decision dated 25th april, 2011.
"Defendant Whitcomb is a former Sonicview employee. (Hagan Decl., 7; Ex. 6 at 120:2;124:4.) At the time the Sonicview Order was entered, Whitcomb was engaged in selling the Sonicview iHub on eBay. (Id., 6; Ex. 5.) In an effort to evade the order, DISH Network alleges that Whitcomb eventually began selling a ;re-packaged( P&A; iHub under the name ;Sonicview SV Lan; and ;New Link; (P&A [Doc. 5-1], 4:27;5:2 (citing Jaczewski Decl. [Doc. 5-16], 4; and Hagan Decl., 3;5, Exs. 2;4).) "
Since then the organization is trying to sell the IHubs under yet another name - SV LAN and now another new name Wizhub.
The simple fact is that there are already two injunctions against Sonicview Ihub and its cousins and offsprings. I would suggest that people refrain from buying this production.