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District Judge grants severance as to all John Does other than John Doe #1 in case targeting Case Western Reserve students, Arista v. Does 1-11

By Ty Rogers and Ray Beckerman

In a Cleveland, Ohio, case targeting students at Case Western Reserve University, Arista Records v. Does 1-11, the District Court has granted the defendant John Doe #9's motion for severance, and severed as to Doe #9 and all other defendants except John Doe #1.

District Judge Kathleen O'Malley rejected the RIAA's argument that severance was premature, agreed with the authorities that had granted severance, and dismissed the authorities cited by the RIAA as providing insufficient analysis, explanation, or rationale.

November 3, 2008, Decision

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Full post as published by Recording Industry vs The People on November 28, 2008 (boomark / email).