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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

VIRGIN RECORDS INC., et al.,

Plaintiff(s),

v.

JOHN DOE,

Defendant(s).

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No. C 06-5391 BZ

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT

PREJUDICE PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION

FOR LEAVE TO TAKE IMMEDIATE

DISCOVERY

Before me is plaintiffs’ motion for leave to take

immediate discovery. In support of their motion, plaintiffs

have submitted the declaration of Jonathan Whitehead, Senior

Vice President of Online Copyright Protection for the

Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. (“RIAA”). In

light of the privacy interests implicated, Mr. Whitehead’s

declaration is insufficient to justify granting plaintiffs’

motion. For example, nowhere in his declaration does he state

the basis for his personal knowledge. Furthermore, the

“screen shots” attached as Exhibit 1 to his declaration

establish only that the user, Babygurl19@KaZaA, might be

infringing plaintiffs’ copyrights. Missing is any link

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between the username on the screen shots and the IP address

listed in Exhibit A to the complaint, which is an unsworn

document. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that plaintiffs’ motion for

leave to take immediate discovery is DENIED without prejudice

to being re-newed should plaintiffs submit a sufficient

supplemental declaration. 

Dated: September 26, 2006

 Bernard Zimmerman 

 United States Magistrate Judge

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