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# Listener loses suit against station
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/listener-loses-suit-against-station/
- Published: 2002-12-16T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:06:57.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Crime, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By From the people’s court in the Santa Monica Courthouse By John Wood*

Political broadcaster KSMI Radio won a lawsuit last week brought by a supporter who said the station borrowed funds from his credit card, taking $2,500 over and above his $4,000 in donations.

The claim, made by longtime listener and frequent caller Hamed Amirsoleymani, was tossed out by Judge Pro Tem Caroline Welch after Amirsoleymani failed to prove the Santa Monica-based station had taken any additional money.

Behroz Nazer, the station’s owner, described Amirsoleymani as a regular caller and contributor who became enraged when deejays at the political station, which is dedicated to ending terrorism and promoting democracy in Iran, stopped giving Amirsoleymani air time.

“When he started to defame religions and curse at people, we had to tell him to stop, which he found very offensive,” Nazer told the court. “I said, ‘Look, this is a radio station. You can’t just come on the air and say anything you want. We have to protect and abide by the rules of the FCC. It’s a privilege, not a right.’”

Amirsoleymani said he was contacted and asked for a $2,500 loan on the station’s behalf. Amirsoleymani admitted he never spoke directly with Nazer about the loan.

“It was a verbal agreement,” said Amirsoleymani, who said the employee told him the station was going through rough financial times.

Haddia Nazer, CEO of KSMI, testified her station only received $4,000 in donations and there was never a discussion of a loan.

“All of his contributions were during times of fundraising,” she said.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 16, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/121602.pdf?ref=smdp.com)