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Student Attorneys of Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic File Objections to Magistrate's Decision Denying Dismissal

By Ty Rogers and Ray Beckerman

In Arista v. Does 1-27, a case targeting University of Maine students, the student attorneys at the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic have filed objections to so much of the Magistrate Judge's decision as denied their motion to dismiss the complaint.

They agreed, however, with the Magistrate Judge's assessment of the RIAA's misstatements of facts, in order to improperly obtain joinder, as "gamesmanship" worthy of Rule 11 sactions.

Objections of Defendants John Doe #16 and 18 to January 25, 2008, Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Kravchuk*

* Document published online at Internet Law & Regulation

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Full post as published by Recording Industry vs The People on February 11, 2008 (boomark / email).