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

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 1 The holding of this court is limited to the facts and the particular circumstances

underlying the present motion.

ORDER, page 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

VICTORIA RYAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

EDITIONS LIMITED WEST, INC. ET

AL,

Defendants. __________________________________

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Case No.: C- 06-4812 PVT

ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR

VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF

COUNTERCLAIM WITHOUT

PREJUDICE 

On December 14, 2006, the Court denied the special motion by Plaintiff, Victoria Ryan,

to strike the counterclaim of Defendant Editions Limited West (“Editions”).1

 Plaintiff filed a

notice of appeal from that order on December 15, 2006. On December 27, 2006, Editions filed a

request for voluntary dismissal of its counterclaim without prejudice. On January 4, 2007, the

Court issued an Order allowing Plaintiff time to file an opposition to the Request. Plaintiff

timely filed her Opposition to the Request. 

As Plaintiff argues, when a notice of appeal is filed, the district court is divested of

jurisdiction over the matters appealed. “The filing of a notice of appeal is an event of

jurisdictional significance-it confers jurisdiction on the court of appeals and divests the district

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ORDER, page 2

court of its control over those aspects of the case involved in the appeal.” Griggs v. Provident

Consumer Discount Co., 459 U.S. 56, 58,(1982); see also Natural Res. Def. Council v. Southwest

Marine, Inc., 242 F.3d 1163, 1167 (9th Cir. 2001). Accordingly,

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s Request for Voluntary Dismissal of its

Counterclaim without prejudice is Denied.

Dated: January 30, 2007

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PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL

United States Magistrate Judge

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