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Parties Involved:
BMG Music
Plaintiff
Capitol Records, Inc
Plaintiff
Elektra Entertainment Group Inc.
Plaintiff
John Doe
Defendant
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Plaintiff
UMG Recordings, Inc.
Plaintiff
Zomba Recording LLC
Plaintiff

Document Text:

EX PARTE APPLICATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

Case No. C 07-04101 EDL 

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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, 

ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP 

INC.; ZOMBA RECORDING LLC; BMG 

MUSIC; SONY BMG MUSIC 

ENTERTAINMENT; CAPITOL 

RECORDS, INC.; and UMG 

RECORDINGS, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC., 

a Delaware corporation; ZOMBA RECORDING 

LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; 

BMG MUSIC, a New York general partnership; 

SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, a 

Delaware general partnership; CAPITOL 

RECORDS, INC., a Delaware corporation; and 

UMG RECORDINGS, INC., a Delaware 

corporation, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

JOHN DOE, 

Defendant. 

CASE NO. C 07-04101 EDL 

Honorable Elizabeth D. Laporte 

EX PARTE APPLICATION TO CONTINUE 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court continue the case management conference 

currently set for February 12, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. to May 13, 2008. In support of their request, 

Plaintiffs state as follows: 

1. Plaintiffs believe they have identified the Doe defendant in this case. 

However, a provisional settlement of this matter has been reached, and Plaintiffs have therefore not 

amended the complaint to name Defendant individually or served her with the Summons and 

Complaint. 

2. Plaintiffs filed their Complaint for Copyright Infringement against Defendant 

John Doe (“Defendant”) on August 9, 2007. 

3. The initial case management conference is currently set for February 12, 

2008, at 10:00 a.m. The case management conference was continued once previously by the Court’s 

Order of November 7, 2007. 

4. In order to determine Defendant’s true name and identity, Plaintiffs filed their 

Ex Parte Application for Leave to Take Immediate Discovery on August 9, 2007, requesting that the 

Court enter an Order allowing Plaintiffs to serve a Rule 45 subpoena on Defendant’s Internet Service 

Provider (“ISP”). 

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

October 29, 2007, which was promptly served upon the ISP along with a Rule 45 subpoena. On 

December 5, 2007, the ISP responded to Plaintiffs’ subpoena, providing Plaintiffs with identifying 

information including Defendant’s name, telephone number, and address. 

6. After receipt of this information from the ISP, Plaintiffs sent a letter to 

Defendant notifying her of their claims and encouraging her to contact Plaintiffs and attempt to 

amicably resolve this matter. In response to that notification, settlement discussions took place and 

Plaintiffs believe that a settlement has been reached. Settlement documents were sent to 

Defendant’s counsel on January 16, 2008. The documents have not yet been returned signed by 

Defendant. 

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7. If Defendant returns the signed settlement documents by March 1, 2008 or 

shortly thereafter, Plaintiffs will file appropriate dispositional documents. If she does not, Plaintiffs 

plan to file a First Amended Complaint naming her individually as the defendant in this case, and 

then proceed to serve process upon her. 

8. Given the circumstances of this case, a case management conference is not 

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

continued to May 13, 2008. 

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

concerning this request when service of process occurs. 

Dated: January 31, 2008 HOLME ROBERTS & OWEN LLP 

By: /s/ Matthew Franklin Jaksa______ 

MATTHEW FRANKLIN JAKSA 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

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ORDER

 Good cause having been shown: 

IT IS ORDERED that the case management conference currently set for February 12, 2008, 

at 10:00 a.m. be continued to May 13, 2008. 

Dated: ___________________ By: _____________________________ 

Honorable Elizabeth D. Laporte 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall notify the Court by March 14, 2008 as to whether this case has settled. February 1, 2008

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte

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