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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:504 Copyright Infringement

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Final Stipulation & Order re Dismissal of

Defendant Nathaniel Scheck

FORREST PLANT, JR., SBN: 072266

ALAN M. STEINBERG, SBN: 181787

GOLDSBERRY, FREEMAN & GUZMAN, LLP

777 - 12 Street, Suite 250 th

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 448-0448

Facsimile: (916) 448-8628

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ODNIL MUSIC LIMITED and FIFTY-SIX

HOPE ROAD MUSIC LIMITED,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

KATHARSIS LLC, WILLIAM JOSEPH

SCHECK and NATHANIEL CHRISTOPHER

SCHECK,

Defendants.

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Action No.: CIV. S:05-00545-WBS-PAN

FINAL STIPULATION AND ORDER RE

DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT

NATHANIEL CHRISTOPHER SCHECK 

WHEREAS, this matter came to trial before this Court on July 18, 2006;

WHEREAS, defendant Nathaniel Christopher Scheck failed to appear at trial;

WHEREAS, plaintiffs proceeded to trial as against defendant William Joseph Scheck;

WHEREAS, defendant Katharsis, LLC never appeared in this action and its default was

entered;

WHEREAS, plaintiffs prevailed at trial and this Court entered judgment in plaintiffs’ favor

as against defendants William Scheck and Katharsis, LLC, (July 21, 2006 Findings of Fact,

Conclusions of Law, and Order; July 21, 2006 Judgment);

WHEREAS, the Court’s judgment awarded substantial relief to plaintiffs;

WHEREAS, this case remains pending against defendant Nathaniel Scheck;

WHEREAS, this Court set an October 23, 2006 trial date on plaintiffs’ claims against

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Nathaniel Scheck; and

WHEREAS, plaintiffs and defendant Nathaniel Scheck seek to resolve this matter as between

them and in lieu of trial.

WHEREFORE, plaintiffs ODNIL MUSIC LIMITED and FIFTY-SIX HOPE ROAD MUSIC

LIMITED (plaintiffs), by and through their counsel of record, and defendant NATHANIEL

CHRISTOPHER SCHECK, individually and in propia persona, HEREBY STIPULATE AND

AGREE as follows:

1. This action shall be dismissed as against defendant Nathaniel Scheck.

2. Nathaniel Scheck acknowledges and accepts notice and service of, and hereby agrees

to be bound by, the injunctive order issued by this Court in its July 21, 2006 Findings of Fact,

Conclusions of Law, and Order (at 18:15 – 19:5), upon which judgment was entered, which provides

that defendants and those acting in concert therewith “are permanently enjoined and restrained:

(a) from publicly performing, without a license to do so, the musical compositions

in the repertory of the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (“ASCAP”), including

the following four copyrighted musical compositions: “EXODUS,” “JAMMING,” “AMBUSH IN

THE NIGHT,” and “AFRICA UNITE.”

(b) from causing or permitting any of those musical compositions to be publicly

performed, without a license to do so, in, at, or by the Owl Club, or any other business owned,

controlled, operated, maintained, or conducted, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by one or

more of the Defendants; 

(c) from aiding or abetting the unlicensed public performance of any of those

musical compositions; and 

(d) from otherwise infringing the copyright in any of those musical compositions.”

3. Defendant Nathaniel Scheck fully waives and releases and discharges plaintiffs and

the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (“ASCAP”), and their respective

members, agents, officers, directors, partners, shareholders, employees, successors, decedents,

dependents, heirs, executors, administrators, principals, attorneys and other representatives from all

rights, claims and actions which he may have against them relating or pertaining to, or in any way

arising out of, the facts and circumstances of this action, including but not limited to ASCAP’s

attempts and efforts to license defendants’ establishment, the Owl Club; any claims for copyright

infringement arising out of unauthorized nondramatic performances of any of ASCAP’s members’

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copyrighted musical works; and any claims for costs or attorneys’ fees in connection with this action.

This release is expressly intended to cover any and all claims of every kind or nature, past, present or

future, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, that relate to the disputes described herein and

in accordance therewith, defendant Nathaniel Scheck hereby waives Section 1542 of the Civil Code

of the State of California which provides:

A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not

know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the

release, which if known by him must have materially affected his

settlement with the debtor.

4. On entry, this Stipulation and Order will become final and the parties hereto waive

their respect rights to appeal this Order. 

Dated: September 19, 2006

By: /s/ Nathaniel Scheck 

Nathaniel Christopher Scheck

Defendant in Pro Per

Dated: September 19, 2006 GOLDSBERRY, FREEMAN & GUZMAN

By: /s/ Alan M. Steinberg 

Alan M. Steinberg

Attorney for Plaintiffs

IT IS SO ORDERED.

September 20, 2006

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