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INTHEUNITEDSTATESDISTRICTC
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RTHEDISTRICT
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FMARYLANDSOUTHERNDIVISION
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RGINRECORDSAMERICA,INC.,a)CaseNo.Californiacorporation;MOTOWN)RECORDCOMPANY,L.P.,aCalifomia)limitedpartnership;ATLANTIC)RECORDINGCORPORATION,aDelaware)corporation;SONYMUSIC)ENTERTAINMENTINC.,aDelaware)corporation;ARISTARECORDS,INC.,a)Delawarecorporation;andWARNER)BROS.RECORDSINC.,aDelaware)corporation,)
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Plaintiffs,)
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JOHNDOE,)
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Defendant.)
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dersignedcounsel,pursuanttoFederalRulesofCivilProcedure26and45,theDeclarationofJonathanWhitehead,andtheauthoritiescitedinthesupportingmemorandumoflaw
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herebymovethisCourtforanOrderpermittingPlaintiffstotakeimmediatediscovery.Insupportthereof,Plaintiffsrepresentasfollows:1.Plaintiffs,recordcompanieswhoownthecopyrightsinthemostpopularsoundrecordingsintheUnitedStates,seekleaveofCourttoservelimited,immediatediscovery
 
onathirdpartyIntemetServiceProvider("ISP")todeterminethetrueidentityoftheDoeDefendant,wh
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ughPlaintiffsd
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