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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:0101 Copyright Infringement (definitions)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COBBLER NEVADA, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

DOE-68.7.61.76,

Defendant.

 

 

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Case No. 15-CV-2031-GPC (JMA)

ORDER DENYING JOINT

MOTION ON STIPULATED

CONSENT JUDGMENT

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

[ECF No. 14]

Before the Court is a Joint Motion for Stipulated Consent Judgment. 

(ECF No. 14.) The motion is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for the

following reasons:

1. The parties and counsel must execute the attached Consent to

Exercise of Jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge form in order

for the undersigned to conduct all proceedings in this case, including the

order of entry of a final judgment. The form should be emailed to

efile_adler@casd.uscourts.gov once fully executed.

2. The Court has concerns about the broad terms of the proposed

permanent injunction. Under 17 U.S.C. § 502, a court may grant temporary

and final injunctions in a copyright infringement action “on such terms as it

may deem reasonable to prevent or restrain infringement of a copyright.” 

17 U.S.C. § 502(a). Here, the parties seek an injunction which

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permanently enjoins Mike Jardel, the user of Defendant IP address

68.7.61.76, from infringing Plaintiff’s rights in all of its owned or branded

motion pictures, when only one motion picture is at issue in this litigation,

The Cobbler. Additionally, the parties seek an injunction which requires

Mr. Jardel to “immediately delete . . . any and all BitTorrent clients on any

computer(s) he owns or controls together with all other software used to

obtain media through the Internet by BitTorrent peer-to-peer transfer or

exchange” (see Stipulated Consent Judgment at 4), which fails to

recognize that BitTorrent may be used for both proper and improper

purposes. The parties have provided no authority to the Court that the

remedies sought are “reasonable.” Absent such authority, it is the Court’s

view that the terms of the proposed injunction go beyond what may be

deemed reasonable under 17 U.S.C. § 502(a) to prevent or restrain

infringement of a copyright. 

Accordingly, Plaintiff shall file supplemental briefing, with citations to

authority, supporting its position that the Court may enter the proposed

injunction, which appears to seek broader relief than the Court could award

following a trial. In lieu of supplemental briefing, the parties may file a new

joint motion which seeks the entry of a narrower stipulated consent

judgment which addresses the Court’s concerns. Plaintiff’s supplemental

briefing, or a revised joint motion on stipulated consent judgment, must be

filed on or before March 18, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: March 4, 2016

Jan M. Adler

U.S. Magistrate Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COBBLER NEVADA, LLC, 

Plaintiff,

v. 

DOE-68.7.61.76, 

Defendant.

 

CONSENT TO EXERCISE OF 

JURISDICTION BY A UNITED 

STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND 

ORDER OF REFERENCE

Case No.: 15cv2031 GPC (JMA) 

CONSENT TO JURISDICTION BY A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73, the parties 

in this case hereby waive their right to proceed before a judge of the United States District Court, 

and voluntarily consent to have United States Magistrate Judge Jan M. Adler conduct any 

proceedings in the case, including the trial, and order the entry of a final judgment. 

Signature: 

 

Signature: 

Print Name: 

 

Print Name: 

Plaintiff COBBLER NEVADA, LLC 

Date: 

 Mike Jardel 

Date: 

Signature: 

 

Signature: 

Print Name: 

 

Print Name: 

Attorney for Plaintiff COBBLER 

NEVADA, LLC 

Date: 

 Attorney for Mike Jardel 

Date: 

ORDER OF REFERENCE 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case be referred to the Honorable Jan M. Adler, 

United States Magistrate Judge, for all further proceedings and the entry of judgment in accordance 

with 28 U.S.C. 636(c), FRCP 73 and the foregoing consent of the parties. 

 

Date United States District Judge 

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