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Illinois Central District Court, Case No. 2:06-cv-02222-HAB-DGB:
Warner Bros Records Inc et al v. Gessner
Judge Harold A. Baker, presiding

	BMG Music, Plaintiff	Keith William Medansky DLA Piper (US) LLP Phone: +1 312 368 4000 Fax: +1 312 236 7516 E-Mail: keith.medansky@dlapiper.com
		Alan S Dalinka Nichols Kaster, PLLP Phone: +1 312 368 7045 E-Mail: alan@alandalinka.com
		Ann Elizabeth Pille DLA Piper (US) LLP Phone: +1 312 368 4000 Fax: +1 312 630 7356 E-Mail: ann.pille@dlapiper.com
	Priority Records LLC, Plaintiff	Keith William Medansky DLA Piper (US) LLP Phone: +1 312 368 4000 Fax: +1 312 236 7516 E-Mail: keith.medansky@dlapiper.com
		Alan S Dalinka Nichols Kaster, PLLP Phone: +1 312 368 7045 E-Mail: alan@alandalinka.com
		Ann Elizabeth Pille DLA Piper (US) LLP Phone: +1 312 368 4000 Fax: +1 312 630 7356 E-Mail: ann.pille@dlapiper.com
	Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Plaintiff	Ann Elizabeth Pille DLA Piper (US) LLP Phone: +1 312 368 4000 Fax: +1 312 630 7356 E-Mail: ann.pille@dlapiper.com
		Keith William Medansky DLA Piper (US) LLP Phone: +1 312 368 4000 Fax: +1 312 236 7516 E-Mail: keith.medansky@dlapiper.com
		Alan S Dalinka Nichols Kaster, PLLP Phone: +1 312 368 7045 E-Mail: alan@alandalinka.com
	UMG Recordings, Inc., Plaintiff	Ann Elizabeth Pille DLA Piper (US) LLP Phone: +1 312 368 4000 Fax: +1 312 630 7356 E-Mail: ann.pille@dlapiper.com
		Keith William Medansky DLA Piper (US) LLP Phone: +1 312 368 4000 Fax: +1 312 236 7516 E-Mail: keith.medansky@dlapiper.com
		Alan S Dalinka Nichols Kaster, PLLP Phone: +1 312 368 7045 E-Mail: alan@alandalinka.com
	Warner Bros Records Inc, Plaintiff	Ann Elizabeth Pille DLA Piper (US) LLP Phone: +1 312 368 4000 Fax: +1 312 630 7356 E-Mail: ann.pille@dlapiper.com
		Keith William Medansky DLA Piper (US) LLP Phone: +1 312 368 4000 Fax: +1 312 236 7516 E-Mail: keith.medansky@dlapiper.com
		Alan S Dalinka Nichols Kaster, PLLP Phone: +1 312 368 7045 E-Mail: alan@alandalinka.com

v.

	Chad Gessner, Defendant	No attorney information is available for this party.

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Office	Urbana
Filed	11/7/2006
Jury Demand	None
Demand
Nature of Suit	820 - Copyright
Cause	17 U.S.C. § 501 Copyright Infringement
Jurisdiction	Federal Question
Disposition	Dismissed - Settled
County	XX US, Outside State
Terminated	3/13/2007
Origin	1
Reopened	None
Lead Case	None
Related Case
Other Court Case	None
Def Custody Status
Flags	21, 23, CLOSED, REFER

1	Filed: 11/7/2006, Entered: 11/7/2006	Complaint
	COMPLAINT against Chad Gessner (Filing fee $ 350; Receipt #U 5313), filed by Warner Bros Records Inc, Priority Records LLC, UMG Recordings, Inc., BMG Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment. (Attachments: (1) Civil Cover Sheet (2) Exhibit A (3) Exhibit B)(KW, ilcd) Modified on 11/7/2006 (KW, ilcd). Attachment 1

2	Filed: 11/7/2006, Entered: 11/7/2006	Certificate of Interest
	CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST pursuant to Local Rule 11.3 by Warner Bros Records Inc, Priority Records LLC, UMG Recordings, Inc., BMG Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment. (KW, ilcd)

3	Filed: 11/7/2006, Entered: 11/7/2006	Notice of Appearance of Attorney
	NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Keith W Medansky on behalf of Warner Bros Records Inc, Priority Records LLC, UMG Recordings, Inc., BMG Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (KW, ilcd)

4	Filed: 11/7/2006, Entered: 11/7/2006	Notice of Appearance of Attorney
	NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Alan S Dalinka on behalf of Warner Bros Records Inc, Priority Records LLC, UMG Recordings, Inc., BMG Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (KW, ilcd)

5	Filed: 11/7/2006, Entered: 11/7/2006	Notice of Appearance of Attorney
	NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Ann Elizabeth Pille on behalf of Warner Bros Records Inc, Priority Records LLC, UMG Recordings, Inc., BMG Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (KW, ilcd)

6	Filed: 11/7/2006, Entered: 11/7/2006	Report re Patent/Trademark/Copyright Action
	REPORT on the filing or determination of an action regarding Copyright by Warner Bros Records Inc, Priority Records LLC, UMG Recordings, Inc., BMG Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment. (KW, ilcd)

7	Filed: 11/7/2006, Entered: 11/7/2006	Summons Issued
	Summons Issued as to Chad Gessner. Returned to plaintiff's counsel for service. (KW, ilcd)

--	Filed: 1/3/2007, Entered: 1/3/2007	Order
	TEXT ORDER entered by Judge Harold A. Baker on 1/3/07. The plaintiffs commenced this action on November 7, 2006. The plaintiffs have not yet filed a proof of service or waiver of service on the defendant. The plaintiffs are reminded that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 4(m) requires service of the summons and complaint upon the defendant within 120 days of filing the complaint. If service of process is not completed within that time, the complaint will be subject to dismissal. (VB, ilcd)

8	Filed: 1/3/2007, Entered: 1/3/2007	Summons Returned Executed (20 days to answer)
	SUMMONS Returned Executed by Warner Bros Records Inc, Priority Records LLC, UMG Recordings, Inc., BMG Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Chad Gessner served on 12/18/2006, answer due 1/8/2007. (Pille, Ann)

9	Filed: 2/2/2007, Entered: 2/2/2007	Summons Returned Executed (20 days to answer)
	SUMMONS Returned Executed by Warner Bros Records Inc, Priority Records LLC, UMG Recordings, Inc., BMG Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment. (Attachments: # (1) Affidavit)(Pille, Ann) Attachment 1

10	Filed: 3/8/2007, Entered: 3/8/2007	Stipulation
	STIPULATION TO JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION by Warner Bros Records Inc, Priority Records LLC, UMG Recordings, Inc., BMG Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment.. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order # (2) Certificate of Service)(Pille, Ann) Attachment 1 Attachment 2

11	Filed: 3/13/2007, Entered: 3/13/2007	Permanent Injunction
	ORDER/JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION BASED ON STIPULATION entered by Judge Harold A. Baker on 3/13/07. Defendant shall pay to plaintiffs in settlement of this action the sum of $4,500.00. Defendant shall pay plaintiffs' costs of suit (complaint filing fee and service of process fee) in the amount of $350.00. See written Order. (VB, ilcd)

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