Judge Gives WCO 3 Months to Designate Successor to Deceased Founder
U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee for Central California in Los Angeles ordered defendant WCO Spectrum to file a motion or stipulation by Feb. 16 seeking the substitution of founder and controlling interest Gary Winnick's successor-in-interest or representative, said her text-only…
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order Nov. 17 (docket 2:23-cv-04347). WCO’s suggestion of death Thursday notified the court that Winnick died Nov. 4, and the filing started the six-month clock running for plaintiff T-Mobile to substitute another defendant for Winnick (see 2311170013). T-Mobile is suing WCO for educational broadband service (EBS) wireless spectrum fraud (see 2306030002), and WCO alleges the lawsuit is T-Mobile’s “Hail Mary pass” to stave off competition in the EBS space (see 2309190046).