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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ATLANTIC RECORDING CORP., et

al.,

Plaintiff(s),

v.

JOHN DOE,

Defendant.

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No. C08-1667 BZ

ORDER GRANTING IMMEDIATE

DISCOVERY

Upon plaintiffs’ Ex Parte Application for Leave to Take

Immediate Discovery, the Declaration of Carlos Linares, and

the accompanying Memorandum of Law, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that

plaintiffs may serve immediate discovery on California State

University, Monterey Bay, to obtain the identity of defendant

John Doe by serving a Rule 45 subpoena that seeks information

sufficient to identify John Doe, including the name, current

and permanent addresses and telephone numbers, e-mail

address, and Media Access Control (MAC) address for John Doe. 

Without such discovery, plaintiffs cannot identify John Doe,

and thus cannot pursue their lawsuit aimed at protecting

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their copyrighted works from infringement.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any information disclosed to

plaintiffs in response to the Rule 45 subpoena may be used by

plaintiffs solely for the purpose of protecting plaintiffs’

rights under the Copyright Act.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if the University’s funding

makes it subject to 20 U.S.C. section 1232g, the University

shall follow 20 U.S.C. section 1232g(b)(2)(B) in producing

the information.

Dated: April 24, 2008

 Bernard Zimmerman 

 United States Magistrate Judge

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