Magistrate Judge Sides with Government in Case Involving Drone’s Flight Plan over Stadium

A magistrate judge from the Northern District of California has denied a drone operator’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the United States of America, alleging two misdemeanor counts of violating national defense airspace by flying a drone over Levi's Stadium and the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum during National Football League (NFL) games.   Defendant Tracy Mapes argued unsuccessfully that the plaintiff’s claim should be dismissed because the information in the claim “(1) f