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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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Plaintiff filed suit in this forum and thus asserting financial hardship as a reason for

not attending the Rule 16 preliminary pretrial conference is not good cause. Plaintiff will

have to travel from California to Arizona to attend the conference.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Leping Zha,

Plaintiff,

vs.

MBL of America, Inc.; Nextscreen, LLC;

and Source Interlink Companies, Inc.,

Defendants.

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No. CV-08-658-PHX-SMM

ORDER

Having considered Plaintiff's Motion To Permit Plaintiff To Appear By Telephone at

the Rule 16 Conference (Doc. 31) scheduled for September 15, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED DENYING the motion. Plaintiff Leping Zha shall be

present in person at the Rule 16 Conference.1

DATED this 11th day of August, 2008.

Case 2:08-cv-00658-SMM Document 34 Filed 08/11/08 Page 1 of 1