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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:501 Copyright Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, et

al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

JOHN DOE,

Defendant.

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No. C-07-4097 EMC

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ EX

PARTE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO

TAKE IMMEDIATE DISCOVERY

(Docket No. 3)

Upon Plaintiffs’ Ex Parte Application for Leave to Take Immediate Discovery, the

Declaration of Carlos Linares, and the accompanying Memorandum of Law, the Court hereby finds

that Plaintiffs have demonstrated good cause for the expedited discovery sought herein. See UMG

Recordings, Inc. v. Does, No. 06-0652 SBA (EMC), 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32821 (N.D. Cal. Mar.

6, 2006). Accordingly, it is hereby: 

ORDERED that Plaintiffs may serve immediate discovery on University of California, Santa

Cruz to obtain the identity of Defendant John Doe by serving a Rule 45 subpoena that seeks

information sufficient to identify Defendant John Doe, including the name, current (and permanent)

address and telephone number, e-mail address, and Media Access Control address.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any information disclosed to Plaintiffs in response to the

Rule 45 subpoena may be used by Plaintiffs solely for the purpose of protecting Plaintiffs’ rights

under the Copyright Act.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if and when the University of California, Santa Cruz is

served with the subpoena, within five (5) business days thereof it shall give written notice, which

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can include use of e-mail, to the subscriber(s) whose identity is to be disclosed in response to the

subpoena. If the University of California, Santa Cruz and/or Defendant wishes to move to quash the

subpoena, they shall do so before the return date of the subpoena, which shall be thirty (30) business

days from the date of service.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if and when the University of California, Santa Cruz is

served with a subpoena, the University of California, Santa Cruz shall preserve the data and

information sought in the subpoena pending resolution of any timely filed motion to quash.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel for Plaintiffs shall provide a copy of this order to

the University of California, Santa Cruz when the subpoena is served. The University of California,

Santa Cruz should in turn provide a copy of this order to Defendant, again within five (5) business

days of service of the subpoena on the University of California, Santa Cruz.

This order disposes of Docket No. 3.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 14, 2007

_______________________________

EDWARD M. CHEN

United States Magistrate Judge

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