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

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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP 

Helene M. Freeman (NY 1088004) 

Appearance Pro Hac Vice 

250 Park Avenue 

New York, New York 10177 

Telephone: (212) 415-9200 

Facsimile: (212) 953-7201 

DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP 

Diane Mason (CA SBN 168202) 

555 California Street, Suite 1000 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 781-1989 

Facsimile: (415) 398-3249 

Attorneys for Defendants Sanctuary 

Records Group, Inc., BMG Distribution, 

5.1 Label Group, LLC, Sanctuary Records 

Group, Ltd., Sanctuary Group, Plc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JOEL TURTLE, AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR: 

LEXY GIRL MUSIC; RYE BOY MUSIC, WELL 

RECEIVED MUSIC, JONATHAN’S MUSIC; 

MODERN LOVE SONGS, AND TREMOR 

MUSIC, AND AS PARTNER IN: LEXY GIRL 

MUSIC; RYE BOY MUSIC; AND WELL 

RECEIVED MUSIC, AND MATTHEW 

KAUFMAN, AS AN INDIVIDUAL DOING 

BUSINESS AS: JONATHAN’S MUSIC; AND 

MODERN LOVE SONGS, AND AS PARTNER IN 

TREMOR MUSIC, 

Plaintiffs,.

 v. 

SANCTUARY RECORDS GROUP, INC., 

SANCTUARY RECORDS GROUP LIMITED, THE 

SANCTUARY GROUP PLC, CASTLE MUSIC 

PUBLISHING, CASTLE RECORDS 

INCORPORATED, BMG DISTRIBUTION, 5.1 

ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, LLC, SILVERLINE 

RECORDS INCORPORATED, AND WHITE 

METAL MUSIC, 

Defendants.

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CASE NO.: C-03-3922 MMC 

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER TO 

MODIFY PRETRIAL PREPARATION 

ORDER (L.R. 6-2); ORDER THEREON 

E-FILING

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Stipulated Request to Continue Trial Date 

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FACTS

Pursuant to a stipulated request by the parties, this Court entered an order on December 12, 2005, 

which continued the trial date to June 19, 2006, and modified the pretrial dates. Furthermore, pursuant to 

a stipulated request by the parties, this Court entered an order on February 22, 2006, which continued the 

expert discovery cut-off date until March 31, 2006.

The last day to file dispositive motions in this matter is March 17, 2006. The parties’ 

representatives believe they have reached agreement on terms which, if approved by the necessary 

officers and directors of the corporate defendants, will result in a settlement of the entire action . 

Therefore, Plaintiffs and Defendants in this matter both respectfully request that the Court continue the 

last date to file dispositive motions to March 24, 2006. The parties believe that by that date they will 

know whether the approvals needed to proceed with settlement have been obtained. To extend the 

deadline to file dispositive motions for one week should not affect the trial date, and will preserve the 

ability of the parties to reach a settlement on the terms proposed. 

In addition, expert discovery in this matter closes on March 31, 2006. As expert depositions are 

currently set during the next two weeks, the parties respectfully request that the Court continue the expert 

discovery cut-off until April 21, 2006. Continuing the expert discovery cut-off will enable the parties to 

determine whether a settlement has been reached and therefore not have to expend resources to take 

additional discovery. The parties further agree that the last date to file motions to compel is March 31, 

2005.

Finally, the last date for a settlement conference in this matter is currently scheduled for April 7, 

2006. Because of the parties’ schedules and Judge Chen’s schedule, the settlement conference has been 

set for May 2, 2006. The parties therefore respectfully request that the deadline for having a settlement 

conference before Judge Chen be extended until May 5, 2006.

STIPULATION 

Good cause exists to modify the pretrial dates in this matter as the parties have reached a 

settlement in principle. To continue the requested dates will allow the Court and Parties to conserve their 

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resources until a determination is reached as to whether the proposed settlement will take place. The 

parties respectfully request that the following deadlines be modified as stipulated to by all parties: 

LAST DAY TO FILE DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS: March 24, 2006 

EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF: April 21, 2006 

Last Date to file Motions to Compel March 31, 2006 

Settlement conference before Judge Chen to be held by May 5, 2006. 

ATTESTATION OF FILER CONCERNING SIGNATURE

In accordance with general Order No. 45, Section X, the filer of this document hereby attests that 

concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from each of the signatories listed below. 

Dated: March 16, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM E. WEISS 

 By: /S/ 

 ___________________________________ 

 WILLIAM E. WEISS 

 Attorney for Plaintiffs 

Joel Turtle, Administrator For 

Rye Boy Music, Lexy Girl Music, Modern Love Songs, Well 

Received Music, Tremor Music And Matthew Kaufman 

DATED: March 16,2006 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP 

By: /s/ 

 HELENE M. FREEMAN 

 DIANE J. MASON 

Attorneys for Defendants Sanctuary Records Group, Inc., 

BMG Distribution, 5.1 Label Group, LLC, Sanctuary 

Records Group, Ltd., Sanctuary Group, Plc. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATE: MARCH 17, 2006 ____________________________ 

 HON. MAXINE M. CHESNEY 

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