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GILL SPERLEIN (172887) THE LAW FIRM OF GILL SPERLEIN 584 Castro Street, Suite 849 San Francisco, California 94114 Telephone: (415) 487-1211 X32 Facsimile: (415) 252-7747 [email protected] Attorney for Plaintiff IO GROUP, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

IO GROUP, INC. v. GILBERT MICHAEL GONZALES, et al. In Re IO GROUP, INC.

CASE NO. C-07-5026 (MHP)

CASE NO. C-07-80228-MSC. (SI) DECLARATION OF GILL SPERLEIN IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF IO GROUP, INC.'S NOTICE OF RELATED MATTERS (MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF)

I, GILL SPERLEIN, declare: 1. I am an attorney at law licensed to practice in the State of California and attorney of

record for Plaintiff Io Group, Inc. 2. On September 28, 2007, on behalf of Io Group, Inc., I filed in the United States

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District Court for the Northern District of California a civil complaint against Gilbert Michael Gonzales and twenty-one John Does. The Clerk randomly assigned the case to the Honorable Marilyn Hall Patel attaching the docket number C-07-5026 (MHP).

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Subsequently on September 28, 2007, on behalf of Io Group, Inc., I requested that

the Clerk of the Court issue a Subpoena to Ning, Inc. under the unique subpoena provisions designed to quickly identify on-line infringers as set forth at 17 U.S.C. § 512(h). As is customary,

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the Clerk of the Court opened a miscellaneous case file and the matter was randomly assigned to the Honorable Susan Illston, attaching the docket number C-07-80228-MISC (SI). 4. The above referenced cases are related in the following manner: a) The cases have

virtually the same parties in that the plaintiff is identical in both cases, and the purpose of the DMCA subpoena is to assist in establishing the true identities of the defendants identified as DOES in the matter of Io Group, Inc. v. Gonzales, C-07-5026 (MHP); and b) the matters pertain to identical property rights, namely copyrights owned by plaintiff Io Group, Inc. and infringed by the DOE Defendants. 5. If the cases are conducted before different judges there is likely to be an unduly

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burdensome duplication of labor and expense. 6. Because the claims in the above-referenced cases involve virtually identical parties

and the purpose of the subpoena is merely to establish the identities of defendants in Io Group, Inc. v. Gonzales, C-07-5026 (MHP), Plaintiff Io Group, Inc. contends that assignment of the two matters to the Honorable Marilyn Hall Patel will likely conserve judicial resources and promote

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efficient determination of the actions. /// /// /// ///

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A stipulation could not be obtained regarding this Motion for Administrative Relief

in compliance with Local Civil Rule 7-11(a) because: a) parties are not authorized to relate cases via stipulation and b) no defendants have yet to appear.

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Pursuant to the laws of the United States, I declare under penalty of perjury the foregoing is true and correct.

Dated: October 4, 2007

Respectfully submitted, /s/ Gill Sperlein GILL SPERLEIN, Attorney for Plaintiff

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I am over 18 years of age, am employed in the county of San Francisco, at 69 Converse Street, San Francisco, California, 94110 in the office of a member of the Bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. I am readily familiar with the practice of this office for collection and processing of correspondence for mailing with United Parcel Service and correspondence is deposited with United Parcel Service that same day in the ordinary course of business. Today I served the attached:
· · PLAINTIFF IO GROUP, INC.'S NOTICE OF RELATED MATTERS (MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF); AND [PROPOSED] ORDER; DECLARATION OF GILL SPERLEIN IN SUPPORT OF NOTICE OF RELATED MATTERS;

by causing a true and correct copy of the above to be placed in United Parcel Service at San Francisco, California in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid, addressed as follows: Gilbert Michael Gonzales 66640 Granada Avenue Desert Hot Springs, CA 61867 United States District Court 450 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 The Honorable Susan Illston CHAMBERS COPY United States District Court 450 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 e-filing Chambers Copy Io Group, Inc. v. Gonzales, C-07-5026 (MHP) I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration was executed on October 4, 2007. /s/ Steve Azbell Steve Azbell I hereby attest that this is the declaration of Steve Azbell and the original with Steve Azbell's holographic signature is on file for production for the Court if so ordered, or for inspection upon request by any party. Pursuant to the laws of the United States, I declare under penalty of perjury the foregoing is true and correct.

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Dated: October 4, 2007

/s/ Gill Sperlein GILL SPERLEIN, Counsel for Plaintiff Io Group, Inc.
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