Free Proposed Order - District Court of California - California

Case 3:07-cv-05026-MHP

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GILL SPERLEIN (172887) THE LAW OFFICE 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 ) ) CASE NO.: 07-5026 (MHP) IO GROUP, INC., a California corporation, ) ) ) [PROPOSED] ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Plaintiff, ) WHY THE COURT SHOULD NOT ISSUE vs. ) AN ORDER OF CONTEMPT AGAINST ) GILBERT MICHAEL GONZALES ) GILBERT MICHAEL GONZALES, an ) Hearing Date: September 29, 2008 individual, ) Time: 3:00 p.m. ) Ctrm: 15, 18th Floor Defendant. ) ) ) )

Background
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Plaintiff Io Group, Inc. brought an action for copyright infringement against Gilbert Michael Gonzales seeking damages and injunctive relief. Upon Gonzales' default, this Court entered judgment in the amount of $1,275,000.00 and issued a permanent injunction enjoining and restraining Gonzales from engaging in any unauthorized use of plaintiff's copyrighted works.

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Case 3:07-cv-05026-MHP

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Subsequent to the courts order, Gonzales made unauthorized copies of one plaintiff's registered works and distributed those copies via the Internet. In statements accompanying the distribution of the unauthorized copies, Defendant Gonzales wrote, "I will never stop sharing what

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I have with others." Plaintiff Io Group moved this Court to issue an Order to Show Cause why an Order of Contempt Should not issue. Gonzales did not oppose the motion or otherwise appear. Having read and considered plaintiff's papers and oral argument, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT, Defendant Gilbert Michael Gonzales is ordered to appear before this Court and show cause why the Court should not issue an Order of Contempt. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT, failure to appear will result in a warrant being issued for defendant Gilbert Michael Gonzales' arrest. SO ORDERED

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Dated:____________
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______________________________ MARYLYN HALL PATEL UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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