Free Motion to Withdraw Document - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

Case 1:03-cv-00607-JLK

Document 136

Filed 07/19/2005

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action Nos. 03-cv-0607-JLK and 05-cv-1295 (consolidated) DOMINION VIDEO SATELLITE, INC., Plaintiff, v. ECHOSTAR SATELLITE L.L.C., Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ STIPULATED SETTLEMENT AND VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ______________________________________________________________________________ Plaintiff Dominion Video Satellite, Inc. ("Dominion") and Defendant EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. ("EchoStar") respectfully submit this Stipulated Settlement and Dismissal of Motion for Preliminary Injunction for the Court's review and approval. This Stipulation involves Count I of Dominion's Complaint, filed in Civil Action No. 05cv-1295 on July 12, 2005. In Count I, Dominion requested a preliminary injunction in aid of arbitration to preserve the status quo while Dominion initiated an arbitration to resolve the underlying contract disputes between the parties. The parties have agreed to settle Dominion's preliminary injunction request pursuant to the terms set forth in a Letter Agreement dated July 19, 2005, which is attached as Exhibit 1 hereto. In particular, EchoStar has agreed to stay its threatened termination of the parties' contract pending arbitration, and has also agreed that Dominion may broadcast certain secular family-friendly channels and associated programming

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data while the arbitration proceeds. Additionally, the parties have agreed that either party may seek emergency injunctive relief from this Court if the other party does not comply with the terms of the attached Letter Agreement. Accordingly, the parties respectfully ask that the Court enter the attached order approving the stipulated settlement, dismiss Dominion's Motion for Preliminary Injunction as moot, and vacate the hearing on Dominion's Motion currently set for July 20, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. DATED: July 19, 2005 Respectfully submitted, s/ Thomas D. Leland, Esq. Thomas D. Leland, Esq. Hale Friesen, LLP 1430 Wynkoop Street, Suite 300 Denver, Colorado 80202 Telephone: (720) 904-6000 Fax: (720) 904-6006 Email: [email protected] Attorney for Plaintiff Dominion Video Satellite, Inc. and Mark D. Colley, Esq. Cameron W. Fogle, Esq. Holland & Knight LLP 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Ste. 100 Washington, D.C. 20006 Telephone: (202) 955-3000 Fax: (202) 955-5564 Email: [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff Dominion Video Satellite, Inc. s/Richard R. Olsen, Esq. Richard R. Olsen, Esq. T. Wade Welch & Associates Seventh Floor 2401 Fountainview, Suite 700 Houston, Texas 77057 Telephone: (713) 952-4334 Fax: (713) 952-4994 Email: [email protected] Attorney for Defendant EchoStar Satellite L.L.C.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on July 19, 2005, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following e-mail addresses: T. Wade Welch: [email protected] Ross W. Wooten: [email protected] Richard Olsen: [email protected]

s/Thomas D. Leland Thomas D. Leland Attorney for Plaintiff Dominion Video Satellite, Inc. HALE FRIESEN LLP 1430 Wynkoop Street, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: (720) 904-6026 Fax: (720) 904-6006 Email: [email protected]

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