Request to Submit Amicus Brief in Dallas Buyers Club Case

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    HonorableRichardA.Jones

    INTHEUNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURTFORTHEWESTERNDISTRICTOFWASHINGTON

    DallasBuyersClub,LLC,

    Plaintiffv.

    DOES110,

    Defendants.

    CaseNo.14cv1819RAJ

    REQUESTTOSUBMITRESPONSETOMOTIONFORDEFAULTJUDGMENT

    Noted:January29,2016

    REQUEST TO SUBMIT RESPONSE TOMOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

    Plaintiff in the above-captioned matter has now moved for a defaultjudgment against Defendant Eric Nydam. (Dkt 47). Plaintiffs motion,undersigned counsel believes, is somewhat slanted with respect to the truestate of the law regarding copyright infringement actions like this one.Undersigned counsel respectfully requests leave to submit a very brief (fewerthan five pages) response to Plaintiffs motion by Wednesday, February 3,2016. Undersigned counsel believes that additional information should bebrought to the Courts attention to assist the Court in fashioning a default

    Request to RespondCase No. 14-cv-1819-RAJ Page 1

    WHITAKER LAW GROUP1218 Third Ave, Suite 1809

    Seattle, WA 98101(206) 436-8500

    Case 2:14-cv-01819-RAJ Document 50 Filed 01/29/16 Page 1 of 3

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    judgment that is fair not only to Plaintiff in this action but also to the publicin general. For example, just yesterday the Internet Policy Task Force of theDepartment of Commerce issued a lengthy white paper that specificallyaddresses considerations that should be given by courts when makingstatutory damages awards in cases exactly like this one.

    The response would be submitted solely on behalf of undersignedcounsel and not on behalf of Defendant Eric Nydam. However, undersignedcounsel states that he does represent several defendants in matters such asthis (including other subscribers in this particular action) but undersignedcounsel does not now, nor has he ever, represented or even spoken withDefendant Eric Nydam or anyone acting as his agent.

    Dated: January 29, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

    /s/ JohnWhitaker JohnWhitakerWHITAKERLAWGROUP1218ThirdAvenue,Suite1809Seattle,WA98101p:(206)4368500f:(206)6942203e:[email protected]

    Request to RespondCase No. 14-cv-1819-RAJ Page 2

    WHITAKER LAW GROUP1218 Third Ave, Suite 1809

    Seattle, WA 98101(206) 436-8500

    Case 2:14-cv-01819-RAJ Document 50 Filed 01/29/16 Page 2 of 3

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    CERTIFICATEOFSERVICE

    The undersigned attests that the foregoing document has been servedon all parties of record via the Court's ECF service system on the dateindicated below.

    Dated: January 29, 2016 /s/ John Whitaker John Whitaker

    Request to RespondCase No. 14-cv-1819-RAJ Page 3

    WHITAKER LAW GROUP1218 Third Ave, Suite 1809

    Seattle, WA 98101(206) 436-8500

    Case 2:14-cv-01819-RAJ Document 50 Filed 01/29/16 Page 3 of 3