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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE

IN R E COMPACT DISC M INIMUM ADVERTISED P RICE A NTITRUST L ITIGATION

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MDL DOCKET NO. 1361
(This Document Applies to John A. Deep v. Recording Industry Ass'n of of America, Inc., et al., No. 2:05cv118)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has transferred this case to this Court for consideration in connection with the music compact disc cases previously transferred. One of the corporate disclosure statements filed by the defendants in the Northern District of New York reveals that one of the defendants, Universal City Studios, LLLP, is "wholly and indirectly owned by NBC Universal, Inc." In turn, "NBC Universal, Inc. is owned by General Electric Corporation, a publicly traded U.S. corporation, and Vivendi Universal, S.A., a publicly held French company." I own stock in General Electric Corporation. Although Advisory Opinion 57 of the Judicial Conference Committee on Codes of Conduct states that I must disqualify myself if the subsidiary is wholly owned by a corporation in which I own stock, it appears that General Electric Corporation does not wholly own the relevant subsidiaries. The Compendium of Selected Opinions provides that "when a parent company does not own all or a majority of stock in the subsidiary, the

judge should determine whether the parent has control of the subsidiary, necessitating recusal. The 10% disclosure requirement in Fed. R. App. P. 26.1 is a benchmark measure of parental control." Accordingly, by July 25, 2005, the defendant Universal City Studios, LLLP shall file with the Court a statement whether General Electric Corporation owns 10% or more of NBC Universal, Inc., the parent of Universal City Studios, LLLP, so that I may determine whether recusal is required. SO ORDERED. DATED THIS 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2005

/s/D. Brock Hornby D. B ROCK HORNBY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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U.S. DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE (P ORTLAND) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:05CV 118 JOHN A. DEEP Plaintiff represented by JOHN A. DEEP, Pro Se 26 ROOSEVELT BLVD COHOES, NY 12047 (518) 233-0225

v. RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. represented by TERENCE J. DEVINE DAVID F. KUNZ DEGRAFF, FOY LAW FIRM 90 STATE STREET ALBANY, NY 12207 (518) 462-5300 See above See above

ARISTA RECORDS, INC. ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION ATLANTIC RHINO VENTURES, INC. d/b/a RHINO ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY BAD BOYS RECORDS ARISTA GOOD GIRLS, INC. CAPITOL RECORDS, INC. ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC. HOLLYWOOD RECORDS, INC. INTERSCOPE RECORDS LAFACE RECORDS, INC. LONDON-SIRE RECORDS, INC.

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MOTOWN RECORD COMPANY, LP RCA RECORDS LABEL agent of BMG MUSIC SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

See above See above

See above UMG RECORDINGS, INC. VIRGIN RECORDS AMERICA, INC. WALT DISNEY RECORDS WARNER BROS RECORDS, INC. WEA INTERNATIONAL, INC. WEA LATINA, INC. ZOMBA RECORDING CORPORATION METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC. DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. NEW LINE CINEMA CORPORATION PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, LP See above See above See above See above See above See above See above See above

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TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC. TRANSWORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION Defendants

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See above represented by ANDREW C. ROSE NIXON, PEABODY LLP OMNI PLAZA, SUITE 900 30 SOUTH PEARL STREET ALBANY, NY 12207 (518) 427-2666

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U.S. DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE (P ORTLAND) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:00-MD-1361-DBH LIAISON COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF STATES: Francis E. Ackerman, Maine Assistant Attorney General 6 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0006 (207) 626-8800 LEAD COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF STATES: Linda Gargiulo, Assistant Attorney General 120 Broadway, Suite 2601 New York, NY 10271 (212) 416-8274 Lizabeth Leeds, Assistant Attorney General PL-01 The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050 (850) 414-3851 LIAISON COUNSEL FOR THE PRIVATE PLAINTIFFS: Alfred C. Frawley, III, Esq. Gregory P. Hansel, Esq. Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Haley, LLC P.O. Box 9546 Portland, ME 04112-9546 (207) 791-3230 LEAD COUNSEL FOR THE PRIVATE PLAINTIFFS: Joseph C. Kohn, Esq. Michael J. Boni, Esq. Kohn, Swift & Graf, PC One South Broad Street, Suite 2100 Philadelphia, PA 19106 (215) 238-1700 COUNSEL FOR THE TROWBRIDGE PLAINTIFFS: Michael Jaffe, Esq. Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz, LLP 270 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 (212) 545-4600 LIAISON COUNSEL FOR THE DISTRIBUTOR DEFENDANTS : William J. Kayatta, Jr., Esq. Clifford H. Ruprecht, Esq. Pierce Atwood One Monument Square Portland, ME 04101 (207) 791-1100 6

LIAISON COUNSEL FOR THE RETAILER DEFENDANTS : Joseph H. Groff, III, Esq. Jensen, Baird, Gardner & Henry P.O. Box 4510 Portland, ME 04112-4510 (207) 775-7271

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