Free Complaint - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

JS 44 (Rev 3/99) ‘ 1
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I. (tt) PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANTS
LOUD RECORDS, LLC; BMG MUSIC; SONY HMG MUSIC IBNTEIUAINIVIENT; MICHAEL, WEGMAN
PRIORITY RECORDS LLC; UMG RECORDINGS, INC.; and MAVERICK RECORDING (jqtmty Or Rcgtugttcty or First Imigtgtl poignant];
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(IJ) County of Residence of First Listed Plttintitf GN U S P1-·»‘¤lNTlliFCA5E$ ONLY}
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NEW YORK. NEW YORK t..u~ta ntvotvue.
(c) Attorney's (Firm Nante. Address, and Telephone Number) Attorneys (lf Known)
Robert S. Goldman Tel: 302-6554200
Lisa C. McLaughlin F ax: 302-655-4210
Phiiiips, Goldman & Spence, P.A.
12.00 North Broom Street
Wilmin ton, Delaware 19806
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IV. NATURE OF SU}T (Place an 'X" in One Box Oni )
CONTRACT trrmttt srarurrs
ttl l 10 lnsttnutce PERSONAL- INJURY PERSONAL lN.lURY Ki 610 Agriculture ct 422 Appeal 28 USC 158 ct 400 State Rcapponiottnmnt
ri 120 Marine tit 3i0 Airplane to 362 Personal Enjtrry-— ct 620 Other Food & Drug _ ct ·-lll) Antitrust
ci 130 Miller Act aa 315 Airplane Product Med Malpractice ct 625 Drug Related Seizure Q 723 W*[hd““"'“l ra -130 Banks and Banking
ta 140 Negotiable lastrtzment Liability to 365 Personal Injury —- of Property 2l USC 881 28 USC l57 ta 450 Comm.:rcc.'lCC Ratesfett:
o t50 Recovery ofOverpaytnettt ¤ 320 Assault. l.i1>eE& Product Liability tt: 630 Liquor Laws rt 460 Deportatiort
tilt Enforcetrxmt oftitttigtncttt Slauder ta 365 Asbestos itersonat ct 640 RR. at Tntck EE G _ _ rt 470 Racketeer Influenced and
tu 151 Medicare Act ta 330 Federal Employers injury Product ta 650 Airline Reps. Bj Cfipyngml Corrupt Organizations
e 152 Recovery of Dehtttlteti Liability Liability in 660 Ocetsptttionttl U 830 P"?°'l[ _ _ ta Bill Selective Service
Student Loans ta 340 Marine PERSONAL. PROl'ERT\’ Stifetyfilcttttli E 840 ¥""}""*‘"l‘ ct 850 SecttritiesiCet11modities!
{Excl Vctentns) C1 345 Marine Prodttct to 370 Other Fraud ct 690 Other Exchange
ta 153 Recovery o10verp:tyment Liability ta 371 Tmttt in Lending 1375 Customer Challenge
of ‘v'cicntn's Bcnelits tn 350 Motor Vehicle ta 380 Other Persona? G qw purl- Labor gm,,dm·dS D gn] HLA rtgogm 12 USC 3410
ta l60 Stockltoltlcrs" Suits ct 355 Motor Vehicle Property l')atnagt: Aut B ppg pluck Lung (gg;) ct 89% Agncttltuntl Acts
EI 190 Other Contmct Product Liability rtl 385 Property Datnage I;] 720 r_y,;,¤,,tMg,m pcpmum U 863 Dnugypltuw ri 892 Economic Stabilization Act
e 195 Contract Product Littbitity ct 360 Other Personal Pretluct1..ittbiiity ygp U ; Rc G · . py , ¤ 893 Environmental Matters
I E1 thor/lv gmt p rung, 50,)) 894 E All _ A
ilu & Disclosure Act ct 864 SSID 't”itl· XVE U ` ‘"¤*'B5' Ucillwll Ci
nuatc r1to1=uttr·r t·atsot~t1utt·nrtrtot~ts G no it;ti1w;;yL,;tbo;At;t lj gag; tts; tttigtlp ¤ 395 Faction-pt
rt 210 Land Contletnntttioti ct -141 Voting rg S10 tvtotirms to Vttcate ci 790 Other Lttbnr Litigittiott FEDERAL TAX SUITS l11Y¤$Ii1i;? Act
ct 220 Foreclosure at 442 Entploymortt Sentence ct T9! Etnpl Ret. inc T_ c q ’I__ yff P 990 ·’31’P*··* 9 `§'·
ttt 230 Rent Lease & Ejectntent ta 443 Housing} Haheas Corpus1 SIBCHTIIY ACI O 870 ‘“c‘;rlE': l Mnu 12“"*'"l"““’U" Um;°r_
ct 240 Torts to Lanai Accommetlrttions ta 530 General Em I[I;gD°,§l *¤t·t¤§lr‘1¤¤·=t§ lc *h'“U°°
tit 2-15 1'ort Product Liability o -144 Weiktre et 535 Death Penalty G 7 ;§C";60émy U 959 C°"*“'“”°““l’*Y {lr
to 290 Atl Other Real Property tt -140 Other Civil Rights tn 540 Mandamus ti: Other "6 smc Sl“l“l"“
D 550 CMI mgm.; o 890 Other Statutory Actions
EJ 555 PrisettContlitiott
V. ORIGIN (PLACE AN "X" IN ONE BOX ON],-Y} Transferred from Appeal to
E5] l Original tj 2 Removed front rt 3 Retnanded from 0 4 Relnstatetl or tit 5 another district ta 6 Multidistrict 4:1 7 District Judge from
Proceeding State Coun Appellate Court Reopened (specify) Litigation Magistrate Judgment
VI. CAUSE OF ACTION {Cite tht: U S Civil Statute under which you are tiling and write brief statement ol' cause
Do not citejttristiictienal statutes unless diversity )
17 U.S.C. § 501 or seq. — copyright infringement
VII. REQUESTED {N o ctttzctt tr rats ts A crass Acrton etttvnuve s cttectt vas only tttttetiitttttteu at eotttptuttit
COMPLAINT UNDER F.R.C.P. 23 Statutory dntttages; injunction JURY DEMAND: ct Yes F3] No
VIII. RELATED CASIEXS}
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FOR OFF`! ‘E US ~ ONLY
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