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

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Ex Parte Application to Extend Service Deadline and [Proposed] Order 

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Matthew Franklin Jaksa (CA State Bar No. 248072) 

HOLME ROBERTS & OWEN LLP

560 Mission Street, 25th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105-2994 

Telephone: (415) 268-2000 

Facsimile: (415) 268-1999 

Email: matt.jaksa@hro.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

LAFACE RECORDS LLC; ELEKTRA 

ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC.; UMG 

RECORDINGS, INC.; and WARNER 

BROS. RECORDS INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

LAFACE RECORDS LLC, a Delaware limited 

liability company; ELEKTRA 

ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC., a Delaware 

corporation; UMG RECORDINGS, INC., a 

Delaware corporation; and WARNER BROS. 

RECORDS INC., a Delaware corporation, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

JENNIFER LYNN GLASS, 

Defendant. 

CASE NO. 4:07-CV-04847-SBA 

Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong 

EX PARTE APPLICATION TO EXTEND 

TIME TO SERVE DEFENDANT WITH 

PROCESS AND ORDER 

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Pursuant to Rules 4(m) and 6(b)(1)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiffs 

respectfully request an additional 60 days – until June 16, 2008 – to serve Defendant Jennifer Lynn 

Glass (“Defendant”) with the Summons and First Amended Complaint. In support of their request, 

Plaintiffs state as follows: 

1. Plaintiffs filed their initial Complaint against a John Doe defendant on September 20, 

2007. In order to obtain information sufficient to identify the Doe defendant, Plaintiffs also filed 

their Ex Parte Application for Leave to Take Immediate Discovery, seeking the Court’s permission 

to serve a Rule 45 subpoena on Defendant’s Internet Service Provider (“ISP”). On October 4, 2007, 

the Court issued its Order for Leave to Take Immediate Discovery, which was promptly served on 

the ISP along with a Rule 45 subpoena. On November 16, 2007, the ISP responded to Plaintiffs’ 

subpoena, identifying the Defendant, Jennifer Lynn Glass. 

2. After the ISP identified Ms. Glass, Plaintiffs sent her a letter notifying her of 

Plaintiffs’ copyright infringement claim and inviting her to contact Plaintiffs to attempt to resolve 

the dispute. Although that letter was returned undelivered, Plaintiffs made further attempts to reach 

Ms. Glass and were eventually able to initiate settlement talks and forward written notification of 

their claims. The parties did not reach a settlement. 

3. Accordingly, Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint on February 29, 2008, 

naming Ms. Glass individually as Defendant. 

4. Plaintiffs have since made attempts to personally serve Defendant with process, but 

have so far been unsuccessful. Plaintiffs continue to attempt to serve Defendant. 

5. The current deadline for service of process expires on April 17, 2008. While the case 

was still in the Doe stage, the Court issued a January 22, 2008 Order granting Plaintiffs’ previous 

request for a 90-day extension of the service deadline.1

 Given the circumstances of this case, 

Plaintiffs respectfully request an additional 60 days – until June 16, 2008 – to effectuate service, so 

that they may continue to attempt to serve Defendant. 

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 The Court has also twice granted continuances of the initial case management conference, 

which was originally scheduled for January 10, 2008, and is now scheduled for July 16, 2008. 

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6. Plaintiffs’ diligence in attempting to serve Defendant demonstrates “good cause” 

under Rule 4 for an extension of time for service. See Gambino v. Village of Oakbrook, 164 F.R.D. 

271, 275 (M.D. Fla. 1995) (finding good cause to expand the time limit for service where plaintiff 

made a “reasonable effort to serve defendant”); see also Matasareanu v. Williams, 183 F.R.D. 242, 

245-46 (C.D. Cal. 1998) (stating good cause standard for service extensions). In addition, unlike a 

traditional case where the defendant is known by name and service attempts can begin immediately 

after the complaint is filed, in this case Plaintiffs first had to obtain Defendant’s identity through the 

subpoena to the ISP. This Court has discretion to enlarge the time to serve even where there is no 

good cause shown. Henderson v. United States, 517 U.S. 654, 658 n. 5 (1996). 

7. Because the copyright infringements here occurred in 2007, the three-year limitations 

period for these claims has not expired. See 17 U.S.C. § 507(b) (2000). There can thus be no 

prejudice to the defendant from any delay in serving the Complaint. 

8. Plaintiffs will provide Defendant with a copy of this request and any Order 

concerning this request when service of process occurs. 

Dated: April 17, 2008 HOLME ROBERTS & OWEN LLP 

By: _________/s/ Matthew Franklin Jaksa___

MATTHEW FRANKLIN JAKSA 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

 ORDER

 Good cause having been shown: 

IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 4(m) and 

6(b)(1), Plaintiffs’ time to serve Defendant with process be extended to June 16, 2008. 

Dated: _5/2/08 BY: 

 Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong 

 United States District Judge 

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