r ester ▁Research ▁anal yst ▁said ▁the ▁move ▁demonstrated ▁D ish ' s ▁des per ation ▁to ▁keep ▁customers ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁alternative ▁programming ▁is ▁readily ▁available ▁via ▁the ▁Internet . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁D ish ▁and ▁the ▁networks ▁file d ▁suit ▁in ▁federal ▁court , ▁the ▁D ish ▁case ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁and ▁the ▁networks ' ▁cases ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Judge ▁Laura ▁Taylor ▁Sw ain ▁ruled ▁the ▁networks ' ▁cases ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁file d ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁asked ▁for ▁comments ▁on ▁a ▁possible ▁move ▁of ▁all ▁cases ▁to ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁law suit , ▁small - market ▁television ▁station ▁owner ▁Ho ak ▁Media ▁Corporation ▁pulled ▁its ▁ 1 4 ▁local ▁stations ▁from ▁D ish ▁Network ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁demand ing ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 ▁percent ▁increase ▁in ▁carriage ▁fe es ▁and ▁the ▁dro pping ▁of ▁the ▁Auto H op ▁feature . ▁David ▁Sh ull , ▁D ish ▁senior ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁programming , ▁accused ▁Ho ak ▁of ▁effectively ▁telling ▁D ish ' s ▁customers ▁that ▁they ▁must ▁watch ▁commer ci als , ▁dis res pect ing ▁customer ▁control ▁over ▁its ▁services . ▁E ight ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁two ▁companies ▁announced ▁a ▁distribution ▁deal . ▁Term s ▁were ▁not ▁dis closed . ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁" Future ▁of ▁Video " ▁hearing ▁with