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

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Ex Parte Application to Continue CMC and [Proposed] Order 

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Matthew Franklin Jaksa (CA State Bar No. 248072) 

HOLME ROBERTS & OWEN LLP

560 Mission Street, 25th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105-2994 

Telephone: (415) 268-2000 

Facsimile: (415) 268-1999 

Email: matt.jaksa@hro.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

UMG RECORDINGS, INC.; SONY BMG 

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT; and 

INTERSCOPE RECORDS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

UMG RECORDINGS, INC., a Delaware 

corporation; SONY BMG MUSIC 

ENTERTAINMENT, a Delaware general 

partnership; and INTERSCOPE RECORDS, a 

California general partnership, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

JOHN DOE, 

Defendant. 

CASE NO. 3:07-CV-04850-PJH 

Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton 

PLAINTIFFS’ EX PARTE APPLICATION 

TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

AMENDED ORDER

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Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court continue the case management conference 

currently set for April 3, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. to July 3, 2008. As further explained below, while 

Plaintiffs believe they have discovered the true identity of the Doe defendant in this case, they are 

engaged in settlement negotiations and accordingly have not yet filed a First Amended Complaint 

naming her as an individual defendant or served her with process. In support of their request, 

Plaintiffs state as follows: 

1. Plaintiffs filed their Complaint for Copyright Infringement against Defendant 

John Doe (“Defendant”) on September 20, 2007. Plaintiffs did not have sufficient identifying 

information to name Defendant in the Complaint, but were able to identify Defendant by the Internet 

Protocol address assigned by Defendant’s Internet Service Provider (“ISP”). In order to determine 

Defendant’s true name and identity, Plaintiffs filed their Ex Parte Application for Leave to Take 

Immediate Discovery on September 20, 2007, requesting that the Court enter an Order allowing 

Plaintiffs to serve a Rule 45 subpoena on the ISP. 

2. The Court entered an Order for Leave to take Immediate Discovery on 

October 1, 2007 which was promptly served upon the ISP along with a Rule 45 subpoena. On 

November 30, 2007, the ISP responded to Plaintiffs’ subpoena, identifying the individual associated 

with the Internet Protocol address. Plaintiffs then sent the individual a letter encouraging her to 

contact Plaintiffs and attempt to resolve this matter to avoid further litigation. 

3. On December 21, 2007, the Court issued an Order granting Plaintiffs’ 

previous request to continue the case management conference from the original date of January 3, 

2008 to the currently scheduled date.1

 

4. Since that time the parties have been in contact, and discussed settlement. 

Settlement negotiations are ongoing, and Plaintiffs wish to give Defendant a brief period of time to 

conclude settlement negotiations before proceeding with the litigation. If the case settles, Plaintiffs 

 

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of time for service. 

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will promptly file appropriate dispositional documents. If the case does not settle, Plaintiffs plan to 

file a First Amended Complaint naming Defendant individually and proceed to serve her with 

process. 

5. Given the circumstances of this case, there is no need for a case management 

conference at this time, and Plaintiffs respectfully request that the case management conference be 

continued from April 3, 2008 to July 3, 2008, or such other date as conveniences the Court. 

6. Plaintiffs will provide the Defendant with a copy of this request and any Order 

concerning this request when service of process occurs. 

Dated: March 24, 2008 HOLME ROBERTS & OWEN LLP 

By: _________/s/ Matthew Franklin Jaksa___

MATTHEW FRANKLIN JAKSA 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

UMG RECORDINGS, INC.; SONY BMG 

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT; and 

INTERSCOPE RECORDS 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

 Good cause having been shown: 

 IT IS ORDERED that the case management conference currently set for April 3, 2008, at 

2:30 p.m. be continued to July 3, 2008. 

Dated: ___________________ By: _____________________________ 

 Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton 

 United States District Judge 

NO FURTHER CONTINUANCES OF CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE WILL BE PERMITTED. 3/26/08

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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