Judge Refuses To Sign RIAA 'Ex Parte' Order

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The RIAA just can't get enough of going after University of Maine students, but it appears that the judges in Portland, Maine, may be getting wise to the industry's lawyers' antics. RIAA counsel submitted yet another ex parte discovery order to the Court ('ex parte' meaning 'without notice'), in BMG v. Does 1-11, but this time the judge refused to sign, pointing out that there is no emergency since there is no evidence that records are about to be destroyed [PDF]. This is the same judge who has previously suggested the imposition of Rule 11 sanctions against the RIAA lawyers, accusing them of gamesmanship."

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Internet in Maine?

[russlar]

I didn't know TCP-over-moose technology had matured!

Re:Ex parte

[Anonymous Coward]

You mean 'Ex parte' doesn't mean "when my ex parties" with the money she took from me?

Sure. That sounds nice for her, but how can I afford new hardware?

Re:Internet in Maine?

[The Evil Couch]

Are you kidding? They've had the moose infrastructure in place for well over a century. It was just a matter of getting the boundary moose routers IEEE 802 compliant. See why adherence to standards is important?

Re:Hey CmdrTaco

[Anonymous Coward]

works for me

Re:These guys...

[markov_chain]

Don't pull out your revolutionary songbook quite yet

Yeah, you better not!

Sincerely,
The Revere Estate

Re:Hey CmdrTaco

[beav007]

They'd club baby seals if they thought it would make people cough up easy "settlements."

A little OT, but still pretty funny (except if you're a PETA member)... Warranty Void if Seal is Broken [myconfinedspace.com]

Re:Ex parte

[AnarkiNet]

She must have taken your money ex parte.

Re:These guys...

[brendank310]

I thought your last sentence was your signature, and it was some sort of hex joke. sigh.. I need a break from computers.

Re:Good news but still...

[Ixitar]

Hey Ray,

You better be careful. You might be sued for Definition of Character.

Re:haha

[drkich]

You would not happen to be from the RIAA would you?

Re:These guys...

[deathy_epl+ccs]

Hrm... $100 + EFF... FFF. Gotta work on that punchline.

Re:These guys...

[Anonymous Coward]

Hrm... $100 + EFF... FFF. Gotta work on that punchline.

Don't you mean 8FF?

Good to see I don't have anything better to do at 4am than argue hex on /.

Re:NYCL is a lawyer who handles RIAA cases!

[NewYorkCountryLawyer]

In American litigation (which I've been working in since 1974)...

Not to make you feel old, but man, that's like 5 years before I was born! That's some dedication right there.Course, I'm also just some random young punk... >.> Keep up the good work man!

I wouldn't call it 'dedication'. Let's call it a rut.