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MINUTE entry before Honorable John Z. Lee: The Court orders plaintiff to file a brief on or before 6/14/13 as to whether defendants are properly joined in this case. The brief shall discuss In re BitTorrent Adult Film Copyright Infringement Cases, Nos. 113995(DRH)(GRB), 121147(JS)(GRB), 121150(LDW)(GRB), 12-1154 (ADS)(GRB), 2012 WL 1570765, at *11 (E.D.N.Y. May 1, 2012) (finding joinder inappropriate because, among other reasons, allegations were insufficient to show that defendants actually shared file bits with one another); SBO Pictures, Inc. v. Does 157, No. RWT 12cv22, 2012 WL 1415523, at *2 (D. Md. Apr. 20, 2012) (denying joinder and stating that the better-reasoned decisions have held that where a plaintiff has not plead that any defendant shared file pieces directly with one another, the first prong of the permissive joinder is not satisfied); and Hard Drive Prods., Inc. v. Does 1188, 809 F. Supp. 2d 1150, 1164 (N.D. Cal. 2011) (finding no concerted action were Plaintiff does not plead facts howing that any particular defendant illegally shared plaintiff's work with any other particular defendant). Mailed notice (ca, ) |
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