DIRECTV v. Loussaert
United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
218 F.R.D. 639 (S.D. Iowa 2003)
Relevant factsFree
DIRECTV (plaintiff) sued Eversoll and six other defendants together after raids revealed each had separately purchased signal-pirating hardware over a seven-month period, with no indication any defendant knew of or coordinated with the others; Eversoll moved to sever his case, arguing each defendant acted independently and for his own individual purposes.
IssueFree
Whether the separate acts of multiple defendants against a single plaintiff are part of the same transaction or occurrence for purposes of joinder in federal court if each defendant is alleged to have violated the same statute and the same relief is sought from each.