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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; [PROPOSED] ORDER

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Thomas M. Kerr (State Bar No. 241530) 

HOLME ROBERTS & OWEN LLP 

777 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2800 

Los Angeles, Ca 90017-5826 

Telephone: 213.572.4300 

Facsimile: 213.572.4400 

thomas.kerr@hro.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

MAVERICK RECORDING CO.; VIRGIN 

RECORDS AMERICA, INC.; WARNER BROS. 

RECORDS INC.; SONY BMG MUSIC 

ENTERTAINMENT; UMG RECORDINGS, INC.; 

ATLANTIC RECORDING CORP.; AND BMG 

MUSIC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

MAVERICK RECORDING COMPANY, a 

California joint venture; VIRGIN RECORDS 

AMERICA, INC., a California corporation; 

WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC., a Delaware 

corporation; SONY BMG MUSIC 

ENTERTAINMENT, a Delaware general 

partnership; UMG RECORDINGS, INC., a 

Delaware corporation; ATLANTIC 

RECORDING CORPORATION, a Delaware 

corporation; and BMG MUSIC, a New York 

general partnership,, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JAMES CURTIS,

Defendant. 

Case No.: 3:05-CV-03848-JL 

Honorable Jeffrey S. White 

EX PARTE APPLICATION TO 

CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER 

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Plaintiffs hereby request that this court continue the Case Management Conference scheduled 

for August 25, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. to September 29, 2006. Defendant has not yet answered Plaintiffs’ 

complaint, however, the parties have reached a settlement in this action and are in the process of 

finalizing the documentation. Therefore, no pretrial scheduling or case management need to be 

completed at the date originally scheduled. Plaintiffs further request that all other deadlines set in 

this action be continued, for the same reasons, as follows: 

1. Parties are to meet and confer regarding initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR 

process selection, and discovery plan by September 8, 2006. 

2. Parties are to file a Joint ADR Certification with Stipulation to ADR Process or 

Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference by September 8, 2006. 

3. Initial Disclosures, Case Management Statements and the parties’ Rule 26(f) Report 

are due by September 22, 2006. 

 

Dated: August 18, 2006 HOLME ROBERTS & OWEN LLP 

By: /s/ Thomas M. Kerr 

 Thomas M. Kerr 

 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

MAVERICK RECORDING CO.; VIRGIN 

RECORDS AMERICA, INC.; WARNER BROS. 

RECORDS INC.; SONY BMG MUSIC 

ENTERTAINMENT; UMG RECORDINGS, 

INC.; ATLANTIC RECORDING CORP.; AND 

BMG MUSIC 

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ORDER

 Good cause having been shown: 

 IT IS ORDERED that the Case Management Conference previously set for August 25, 

2006, is continued to September 29, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. Parties are to meet and confer regarding 

initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR process selection, and discovery plan by September 8, 

2006. Parties are to file a Joint ADR Certification with Stipulation to ADR process or Notice of 

Need for ADR Phone Conference on September 8, 2006. Completion of Initial Disclosures, filing of 

Case Management Statements and the filing and service of the Rule 26(f) Report are due by 

September 22, 2006. 

Dated: __________________ By:_________________________________ 

Honorable Ronald M. Whyte 

United States District Court Judge 

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Jeffrey S. White August 21, 2006

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