IO Group, Inc. et al v. GLBT, Ltd. et al
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ORDER APPOINTING SCOTT RABER AS RECEIVER IN SUBSTITUTION OF ANNE BRADLEY. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on June 26, 2012. (mmclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/26/2012)
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GILL SPERLEIN (172887)
THE LAW OFFICE OF GILL SPERLEIN
584 Castro Street, Suite 879
San Francisco, California 94114
Telephone: (415) 404-6615
Facsimile: (415) 404-6616
gill@sperleinlaw.com
MARC JOHN RANDAZA (269535)
General Counsel
10620 Southern Highlands Parkway #110-454
Las Vegas, NV 89141
Telephone: (619) 866-5975
Facsimile: (619) 866-5976
marc@corbinfisher.com
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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IO GROUP, INC., a California
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corporation, CHANNEL ONE
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RELEASING, Inc., a California
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corporation and LIBERTY MEDIA
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HOLDINGS, LLC., a California
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corporation,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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GLBT, Ltd., a British limited company,
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MASH and NEW, Ltd., a British
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limited company, PORT 80, Ltd., a
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company of unknown origin or
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structure, STEVEN JOHN COMPTON,
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an individual living in the United
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Kingdom, and DAVID GRAHAM
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COMPTON, an individual living in the
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United Kingdom.
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CASE NO.: C-10-1282 (MMC)(DMR)
[PROPOSED] ORDER APPOINTING
SCOTT RABER AS RECEIVER IN
SUBSTITUTION FOR ANNE
BRADLEY
Defendants.
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By Administrative Motion under Local Rule 7-11, Plaintiffs have moved the Court
for an Order Appointing Scott Raber as Receiver in Substitution of Anne Bradley. Having
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read and considered Plaintiffs’ moving papers and finding good cause the Court rules as
follows:
The request to appoint a receiver is GRANTED. Scott Raber, whose business
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address is, Rimon, P.C., 220 Sansome Street, Suite 310, San Francisco, CA 94104
is APPOINTED as the Receiver. Lara Pearson is hereby authorized to assist Scott Raber
in caring out his duties as receiver. The Receiver shall perform the following:
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a. The Receiver shall promptly file his oath of Receiver with the Court, whereby he
shall undertake fully and faithfully to perform his duties as Receiver;
b. The Receiver is authorized to collect and take immediate possession and control
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of the following domain name registrations:
Held by the previous receiver, Anne Bradley:
1. Gayforit.com
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2. Jerkyourtube.com
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3. Itsallgay.com
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Registered through Key Systems, GmbH
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1. Gayforit.eu
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2. Jerkyourtube.eu
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3. Itsallgay.eu
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and shall deliver a copy of this Order to Key-Systems GmbH and shall take all
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necessary steps to assist Key-Systems GmbH in the transfer of the domain name
registrations into an account controlled by the Receiver. Such registrations must include
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the title to the domain name registrations and not simply control of the WHOIS
information;
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c. The Receiver shall act in accordance with and shall have all of the usual,
necessary, and incidental powers of a receiver to maintain and preserve Defendants’
domain name portfolio;
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d. Except as otherwise provided in this Order, the Receiver shall hold the domains
in their current configuration unless the Court issues a further order to the Receiver;
e. Discharge of the Receivership shall require a Court Order after a properly
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noticed motion approving the Receiver’s Final Report and Accounting is filed with the
Court and served on the Parties;
f. The Receiver is directed to obtain a bond in the amount of $1,000.00 securing
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performance by the Receiver of the duties and obligations of his office of receivership or
arrange to have the previous bond transferred.
The bond shall provide coverage to
Plaintiffs and Defendants for loss due to acts of any agent, servant, or employee of the
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Receiver. However, the Receiver shall not be personally liable for losses, provided that
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the Receiver has acted in good faith to perform his duties and has not committed gross
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negligence or other gross misconduct. The bond shall be submitted to the Clerk of the
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Court within 10 days of the date of this Order. Given the limited nature of this injunction,
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no further bond is required.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the previous receiver, Anne Bradley, shall turn
over to Scott Raber all accounts, user names, and passwords used to control the domain
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names for which she has obtained control. Ms. Bradley shall also turn over to Mr. Raber
all correspondence relating to her receivership duties, as well as, a summary of the steps
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she has previously taken to secure the Gayforit.eu, Jerkyourtube.eu, and Itsallgay.eu
domain name registrations. If necessary Ms. Bradley will also assist in transferring the
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bond to Mr. Raber. Upon completion of these steps, Ms. Bradley will be relieved of her
duties of receiver.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall advance to the Receiver fees
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and costs associated with administration of the receivership estate, such fees and costs to
be recoverable pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 505 and/or Civil Local Rule 54-3(f) if Plaintiffs
subsequently establish their entitlement thereto.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all persons receiving notice of this Order,
including without limitation all domain name registrars and all domain name registry
operators, shall comply promptly with the Receiver's directives as provided for in this
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Order, including without limitation any directives by the Receiver to transfer any and all
domain names between registrants, or between registrars, or the reassignment of the
registrant or registrar of any domain names. In the event that Defendants do not cooperate
the Court's August 30, 2011 Order
with the portions of this Order compelling them to transfer the six domain names to the
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Receiver, Verisign (operator of the .com registry) and EurID (operator of the .eu registry)
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shall transfer the three domain names in each of their registries to the Receiver, with or
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without the consent or cooperation of Defendants.
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This ORDER shall take effect immediately upon entry.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: ____________
June 26, 2012
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MAXINE M. CHESNEY
United States District Judge
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