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1 D. GILL SPERLEIN (172887)

2 THE LAW OFFICE OF D. GILL SPERLEIN
584 Castro Street, Suite 879
3 San Francisco, California 94114
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Telephone: (415) 404-6615
Facsimile: (415) 404-6616
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gill@sperleinlaw.com

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IO GROUP, INC.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
11 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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) CASE NO. 10-3647 (MEJ)
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IO GROUP, INC. d/b/a TITAN MEDIA, a ) DECLARATION OF D. GILL SPERLEIN
15 California corporation, ) IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF IO
) GROUP, INC.’S NOTICE
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) MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE
Plaintiff, ) REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO TAKE
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vs. ) DISCOVERY PRIOR TO RULE 26
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DOES 1-244, individuals, )
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22 I, D. Gill Sperlein, declare:

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24 1. I am a member of the State Bar of California and the bar of this Court. I am the

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2. I also represent Io Group in the matter of, Io Group, Inc, v. Does 1-19, 10-3851
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(SI). The facts in that matter are identical in every way to the matter before the Court except that
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DECLARATION OF D. GILL SPERLEIN IN
SUPPORT OF REQUEST FOR EARLY DISCOVERY
C-10-3647 (MEJ)
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1 the Defendant Does in that matter used the ISP Earthlink to access the Internet rather than AT&T
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as did the Doe Defendants in this matter.
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3. Judge Susan Illston issued an order allowing for early discovery in that case. I
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have attached hereto as Exhibit A true and complete copy of Judge Illston’s order.

6 Pursuant to the laws of the United States, I declare under penalty of perjury the
7 foregoing is true and correct.
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10/1/2010 /s/ D. Gill Sperlein
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Dated: _____________ ____________________________________
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Attorney for Io Group, Inc.
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DECLARATION OF D. GILL SPERLEIN IN
SUPPORT OF REQUEST FOR EARLY DISCOVERY
C-10-3647 (MEJ)