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Parties Involved:
David F. Leach
Appellant
Mediacom
Appellee
United States of America
Not Party

Document Text:

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The Honorable Harold D. Vietor, United States District Judge for the Southern

District of Iowa. 

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 03-1447

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David F. Leach, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Southern District of Iowa.

Mediacom, *

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Appellee, * [PUBLISHED]

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United States of America, *

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Movant Below. *

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Submitted: December 10, 2003

Filed: June 28, 2004

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Before RILEY, HANSEN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

David F. Leach appeals the district court’s1

 dismissal of his complaint,

purportedly brought under the Cable Communications Policy Act. See 47 U.S.C.

§ 521 et seq. Having carefully reviewed the record, we agree with the district court

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that there is no implied private right of action under 47 U.S.C. § 531(e), as Congress

expressly gave the franchiser enforcement authority. See Alexander v. Sandoval, 532

U.S. 275, 290 (2001) (“The express provision of one method of enforcing a

substantive rule suggests that Congress intended to preclude others.”) Accordingly,

we affirm the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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