 12-01-2009, 05:30 PM | #1 |
| The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender:  Posts: 29,216 Thanks: 1,611 Thanked 5,552 Times in 2,499 Posts | California Gamer Subpoenas Bill Gates In RROD Suit
California Gamer Subpoenas Bill Gates In RROD Suit Quote: Erik Estavillo has sued Sony for allegedly violating his First Amendment rights and Blizzard for "deceitful business practices." Now he's targeting Microsoft over the "red ring of death" affecting his Xbox 360, and has subpoenaed none other than Bill Gates himself over the issue.
According to the subpoena obtained by GamePolitics, Gates is to bring "documents pertaining to the true and relative number of actual Xbox 360 units that have been fixed by Microsoft over the past 3 years." He's also seeking statistical data on how many Xbox 360's have broken down over the years and the actual number of people banned from Xbox Live for piracy between 11/28/2008 and 11/28/2009.
Gates isn't the first high-profile person to be summoned by Estavillo. In the Blizzard case, he subpoenaed actress Winona Ryder and Depeche Mode member Martin Lee Gore to testify on his behalf on the subject of alienation.
The latest subpoena was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Having now filed suit against Nintendo of America, Sony, Microsoft and Blizzard, Estavillo said he doesn't plan to sue anymore companies.
At the moment, he's appealing the verdict of the Sony suit, which was dismissed after the judge determined that there was no plausible First Amendment claim for relief. Estavillo is seeking $180,000 for what he says were a violation of his First Amendment rights after being banned from the PlayStation Network. | There needs to be legislation passed to prevent crap like this from mucking up our legal system. __________________  |
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