Mediation Conference Set in Appeal vs. Dish Over Lack of Spanish-Language Contracts
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled a dial-in mediation assessment conference July 13 at 10 a.m. PDT in the long-running case that plaintiff-appellant Narciso Fuentes brought against Dish Network, said an order Tuesday (docket 23-15865). Fuentes seeks to…
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reverse the district court’s denial of his motion to remand his case to California Superior Court where it originated in March 2016 (see 2306130017). The case arose out of Dish’s alleged failure to provide cancellation rights disclosures and Spanish-language contracts in connection with the satellite television service agreements it was selling in California. The monolingual Spanish-speaking Fuentes was a Dish customer when his lawsuit was filed, but he ceased being one in August 2017 and hasn’t subscribed since. That left him with lack of Article III standing to pursue public injunctive relief against Dish in federal court.