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    The document is a request by the defendant Sandipan Chowdhury for the court to take judicial notice of an order issued in a related case. The order provides further support for Chowdhury's motion for a default judgment against the plaintiff AF Holdings. The order adopted factual findings that the principals of Prenda Law, which represented AF Holdings, engaged in widespread fraud in their copyright infringement lawsuits and may be held personally liable for legal fees. Chowdhury argues these findings are relevant to show AF Holdings' attempts to obtain settlements from him were tainted by collusion and fraud.

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    The document is a request by the defendant Sandipan Chowdhury for the court to take judicial notice of an order issued in a related case. The order provides further support for Chowdhury's motion for a default judgment against the plaintiff AF Holdings. The order adopted factual findings that the principals of Prenda Law, which represented AF Holdings, engaged in widespread fraud in their copyright infringement lawsuits and may be held personally liable for legal fees. Chowdhury argues these findings are relevant to show AF Holdings' attempts to obtain settlements from him were tainted by collusion and fraud.

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    Chowdhury Doc 30: DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE OF AN ORDER FILED IN A RELATED PROCEEDING AND IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGEMENT

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    The document is a request by the defendant Sandipan Chowdhury for the court to take judicial notice of an order issued in a related case. The order provides further support for Chowdhury's motion for a default judgment against the plaintiff AF Holdings. The order adopted factual findings that the principals of Prenda Law, which represented AF Holdings, engaged in widespread fraud in their copyright infringement lawsuits and may be held personally liable for legal fees. Chowdhury argues these findings are relevant to show AF Holdings' attempts to obtain settlements from him were tainted by collusion and fraud.

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    The document is a request by the defendant Sandipan Chowdhury for the court to take judicial notice of an order issued in a related case. The order provides further support for Chowdhury's motion for a default judgment against the plaintiff AF Holdings. The order adopted factual findings that the principals of Prenda Law, which represented AF Holdings, engaged in widespread fraud in their copyright infringement lawsuits and may be held personally liable for legal fees. Chowdhury argues these findings are relevant to show AF Holdings' attempts to obtain settlements from him were tainted by collusion and fraud.

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    Case 1:12-cv-12105-JLT Document 30 Filed 09/23/13 Page 1 of 3

    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ______________________________ ) AF HOLDINGS, LLC, ) Civil Action No. 1:12-cv-12105-JLT ) Plaintiff/Counterdefendant, ) v. ) ) SANDIPAN CHOWDHURY, ) ) Defendant/Counterplaintiff. ) ______________________________ ) DEFENDANTS REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE OF AN ORDER FILED IN A RELATED PROCEEDING AND IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGEMENT Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 201, Defendant/Counterplaintiff Sandipan Chowdhury (Defendant) respectfully requests that the Court take judicial notice of the Order Issuing Sanctions, filed in a related matter involving Plaintiff AF Holdings, LLC (Plaintiff). AF Holdings, LLC v. Joe Navasca, No. 12-cv-02396, ECF No. 116 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 16, 2013) (Order). The Order, a true and accurate copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, provides further support for Defendants motion for default judgement (ECF No. 28) against Plaintiff AF Holdings. I. LEGAL STANDARD Under Federal Rule of Evidence 201(b)(2), the Court is entitled to take judicial notice of facts that are not subject to reasonable dispute in that they are capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to sources whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned. The Court may take judicial notice, whether requested or not, at any stage of the proceeding. Fed. R. Evid. 201(c); (f). Judicial notice is mandatory when properly requested by a party who supplies the Court with the necessary information. Fed. R. Evid. 201(d). It is well-accepted that federal courts may take judicial notice of proceedings in other courts if those proceedings have relevance to the matters at hand. Kowalski v. Gagne, 914 F.2d 299, 305 (1st Cir. 1990). [C]ourts routinely take judicial notice of documents filed in other courts, again not for the truth of the matters asserted in the other litigation, but rather to establish the fact of such litigation and related filings. Kramer v. Time Warner, Inc., 937 F.2d 767, 774 (2d Cir. 1991).

    Case 1:12-cv-12105-JLT Document 30 Filed 09/23/13 Page 2 of 3

    II. ARGUMENT The Order is a public record filed in federal court in California. Its existence is capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to sources whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned Fed. R. Evid. 201(b)(2). As such, its existence is properly the subject of judicial notice. As Defendant has noted, Plaintiff brought its initial action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against 1,140 unnamed John Does to obtain, through discovery, information identifying Defendant and other alleged co-conspirators. (ECF No. 7, 6). As Defendant has noted, Plaintiff brought its D.C. and Massachusetts actions in an attempt to leverage embarrassing accusations into [a] settlement[]. (ECF No. 12 p. 12). Defendant further alleged that Plaintiff and its counsel, Prenda Law, appeared to be engaged in widespread fraud. (ECF No. 7, 12-14). On May 6, 2013, those allegations were proven true. Steele, Hansmeier, and Duffy (Principals) are attorneys with shattered law practices. Seeking easy money, they conspired to operate this enterprise and formed the AF Holdings and Ingenuity 13 entities (among other fungible entities) for the sole purpose of litigating copyright-infringement lawsuits. They created these entities to shield the Principals from potential liability and to give an appearance of legitimacy. ECF No. 15-1, at 1. The Navasca court adopted Judge Wrights findings of fact in full and held that Prenda Laws Principals may be personally liable for the attorneys fees and costs. See, Exhibit A. These findings of fact are directly pertinent to the matters at hand. Defendant has actively defended himself from Plaintiffs attempts to obtain settlement from him. Those attempts were tainted by collusion and fraud, they were vexatious, and further warrant the relief requested in Defendants counterclaims and pending motion for default. III. CONCLUSION WHEREFORE, Defendant Chowdhury respectfully requests that the Court take judicial notice of the Exhibit attached hereto, and grant Defendant such other and further relief to which he is entitled.

    Case 1:12-cv-12105-JLT Document 30 Filed 09/23/13 Page 3 of 3

    Dated: September 23, 2013

    Respectfully,

    /s/ Jason E. Sweet ____________________________________ Jason E. Sweet (BBO# 668596) Email: [email protected] BOOTH SWEET LLP 32R Essex Street Cambridge, MA 02139 Tel.: (617) 250-8602 Fax: (617) 250-8883 Counsel for Sandipan Chowdhury

    CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on September 23, 2013, the foregoing document, filed through the ECF system, will be sent electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing, and paper copies will be served via first-class mail to those indicated as nonregistered participants.

    /s/ Jason E. Sweet ____________________________________ Jason E. Sweet

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