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Judge Dismisses Class Action vs. Spectrum for Lack of Subject-Matter Jurisdiction

Plaintiff Jen Gonzalez’s Sept. 5 class action, seeking to hold Charter Communications accountable for the Disney blackout (see 2309060040), alleges three claims under Florida law but fails to allege a basis for the Middle District of Florida’s subject-matter jurisdiction, said…

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a text-only order Thursday from U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, dismissing the complaint without prejudice. Mizelle’s order granted Gonzalez leave to file an amended complaint by Sept. 21. Gonzalez alleges Charter's Spectrum was the only cable company to fail to reach a carriage deal with Disney-owned ESPN, preventing her and millions of Florida Gators football fans from watching the team’s season opener Aug. 31 against the Utah Utes.