--- description: A New Zealand judge has rejected seven of Kim Dotcom's eight grounds for appeal against extradition to the U.S. title: Judge Nixes Seven of Kim Dotcom's Eight Extradition Appeals image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d87555df3c4e6cd/6988f533cf40a8713dc4a9bb/gettyimages-489371644.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [New Zealand](/tag/new-zealand/) ## New Zealand Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A New Zealand Judge Dismisses Almost All of Kim Dotcom's Appeals Against Extradition ## Video: Paul Manafort Is Accused of Money Laundering. Here’s What That Means [Watch (HLS stream): Paul Manafort Is Accused of Money Laundering. Here’s What That Means](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/yKz7TO3R.m3u8) (2:03)  _Published 2017-10-30. MONEY_ by [Joseph Hincks](/author/joseph-hincks/) ## Joseph Hincks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 15, 2017 9:18 AM CUT  Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom in court after his hearing was moved from the North Shore District Court on September 21, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom in court after his hearing was moved from the North Shore District Court on September 21, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand.Fiona Goodall—Getty Images by [Joseph Hincks](/author/joseph-hincks/) ## Joseph Hincks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 15, 2017 9:18 AM CUT Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom’s attempt to contest an extradition order to the United States hit a snag Friday, after a a New Zealand judge rejected seven of his eight grounds for appeal. Dotcom, born Kim Schmitz, is challenging a [decision by New Zealand’s high court](http://time.com/4676208/megaupload-kim-dotcom-extradition/ "undefined"), which in February granted the U.S. the right to extradite him over alleged money laundering and copyright infringements related to the now-defunct file sharing site he founded, Megaupload. His appeal is scheduled to be heard next February, the _New Zealand_ _Herald_ [reports](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c%5Fid=1&objectid=11960651 "undefined"). But on Friday a high court justice said the only one of Dotcom’s grounds for contesting the order — which include challenging the validity of police arrest warrants and New Zealand court orders — would stand. That challenge — which the U.S. has not contested — relates to authorities in New Zealand making clones of electronic devices in his home and then sending them to the U.S. Dotocom, an early internet millionaire, is notorious for his lavish lifestyle and political activism. 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