Realnetworks, Inc. et al v. DVD Copy Control Association, Inc. et al

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Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge and Request for Reassignment to a United States District Judge by Disney Enterprises, Inc., Paramount Pictures Corp., Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, NBC Universal, Inc., Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Viacom, Inc. (Singla, Rohit) (Filed on 10/3/2008) Text modified on 10/3/2008 (bw, COURT STAFF).

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GLENN D. POMERANTZ (SBN 112503) [e-mail] BART H. WILLIAMS (SBN 134009) [e-mail] KELLY M. KLAUS (SBN 161091) [e-mail] MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 355 South Grand Avenue, Thirty-Fifth Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560 Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone] ROBERT H. ROTSTEIN (SBN 72452) [e-mail] ERIC J. GERMAN (SBN 224557) [e-mail] BETSY A. ZEDEK (SBN 241653) [e-mail] MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP LLP 11377 West Olympic Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90064-1683 Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone] GREGORY P. GOECKNER (SBN 103693) [e-mail] DANIEL E. ROBBINS (SBN 156934) [e-mail] 15301 Ventura Boulevard, Building E Sherman Oaks, California 91403-3102 Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.; PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORP., SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC.; TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORP.; NBC UNIVERSAL, INC., WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT, INC., VIACOM, INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION

REALNETWORKS, INC.; REALNETWORKS HOME ENTERTAINMENT, INC., Plaintiff, vs. DVD COPY CONTROL ASSOCIATION, INC.; DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.;

CASE NO. C 08-4548 HRL DECLINATION TO PROCEED BEFORE A MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

DECLINATION TO PROCEED BEFORE MAGISTRATE JUDGE; CASE NO. 08-4548 HRL

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PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORP., SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC.; TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORP.; NBC UNIVERSAL, INC., WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT, INC., VIACOM, INC. Defendants.

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REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE: The undersigned party hereby declines to consent to the assignment of this case to a United States Magistrate Judge for trial and disposition and hereby requests the reassignment of this case to a United States District Judge. Plaintiffs intend to seek a temporary restraining order (TRO) and thus respectfully request immediate reassignment today, if possible. DATED: October 3, 2008 MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP LLP GREGORY P. GOECKNER DANIEL E. ROBBINS By: /s/ Rohit K. Singla ROHIT K. SINGLA

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