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

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Case No. C 05-260 JF (PVT)

ORDER (1) GRANTING DEPONENT LIN’S APPLICATION FOR TIME TO REVIEW TRANSCRIPT ETC.

(JFLC2)

**E-Filed 1/24/06**

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

U2 HOME ENTERTAINMENT, INC., et al.,

 Plaintiffs,

 v.

GATECHINA.COM, INC., et al.,

 Defendants.

Case Number C 05-260 JF (PVT)

Related Case C 02-3792 JF (PVT)

ORDER (1) GRANTING DEPONENT

LIN’S APPLICATION FOR TIME TO

REVIEW TRANSCRIPT; AND 

(2) DENYING WITHOUT

PREJUDICE PLAINTIFFS’

APPLICATION FOR ORDER TO

SHOW CAUSE RE CONTEMPT

[Doc. Nos. 70, 78]

Plaintiffs sued Wayne Lin (“Lin”) and others in this Court in 2002, alleging copyright

infringement and related claims arising out of activity on a website known as Tigercool.com. 

That action was resolved by means of a Final Judgment and Consent Decree.

Plaintiffs filed the instant action in this Court in 2005, also concerning activity on the

Tigercool.com website. Lin originally was named as a defendant in the 2005 action, but was

dismissed without prejudice from the 2005 action.

Plaintiffs took Lin’s deposition in the 2005 action. Because he had been dismissed from

the action, and understood that he was being deposed only as a third party witness, Lin appeared

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Case No. C 05-260 JF (PVT)

ORDER (1) GRANTING DEPONENT LIN’S APPLICATION FOR TIME TO REVIEW TRANSCRIPT ETC.

(JFLC2)

for the deposition without counsel and without an interpreter (his native language is Mandarin

Chinese). Lin requested at the deposition that he be permitted to review the deposition transcript. 

Lin was entitled to thirty days from completion of the transcript to review it and make changes if

necessary. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(e). However, Lin was not given an opportunity to review the

transcript before it was sent to Plaintiffs. 

On December 30, 2005, Plaintiffs filed an application for issuance of an order to show

cause why Lin and his company, Gatechina, Inc., should not be adjudged in civil contempt of the

Final Judgment and Consent Decree issued in the 2002 action. Plaintiffs’ application appears to

be based wholly upon Lin’s deposition testimony. On January 11, 2006, Lin filed an application

for an extension of time to respond to Plaintiffs’ application for an order to show cause, so that

Lin may review his deposition transcript. 

Lin is entitled to review his deposition transcript as provided in Rule 30(e). Because Lin

was denied this opportunity before the transcript was given to Plaintiffs, the Court will deny

without prejudice Plaintiffs’ application for an order to show cause. Plaintiffs may renew their

application, if appropriate, once Lin has reviewed his deposition transcript and the transcript

properly is distributed.

ORDER

(1) Lin’s application for time to review his deposition transcript is GRANTED; and

(2) Plaintiffs’ application for an order to show cause re contempt is DENIED

WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

DATED: 1/24/06

__________________________________

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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Case No. C 05-260 JF (PVT)

ORDER (1) GRANTING DEPONENT LIN’S APPLICATION FOR TIME TO REVIEW TRANSCRIPT ETC.

(JFLC2)

This Order was served on the following persons:

Alfredo A. Bismonte abismonte@mount.com, bshih@mount.com; mmcmanus@mount.com

Patricia De Fonte Patricia.DeFonte@ibslaw.com, shayne.coppedge@ibslaw.com;

richard.idell@ibslaw.com; will.philp@ibslaw.com

Richard J. Idell richard.idell@ibslaw.com, patricia.defonte@ibslaw.com;

june.hight@ibslaw.com; shayne.coppedge@ibslaw.com; will.philp@ibslaw.com

Bobby T. Shih bshih@mount.com, mmcmanus@mount.com

Tiffany W. Tai tai@brtlawyers.com

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