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LA 28-263 On June 20, 1961, 5 contacted Assistant United States Attorney * ORNTON, who advised that he desired that the status of the civil case be determined, and that he, thereafter, be advised of such status. Pee eeedeee TRS ATS PPS E.! : On June 21, 1961, Chief Deputy EDWARD DREW, U, 5S Court, Clerk's office, Los Angeles, advised Se that EDWAER BRIEN was well known to me ers of Ot aete brtite Btare in that O'BRIEN had filed several complaints in civil actions of copyright infringements over the past three or four years, all of which had been dismissed in the U. S. District Court. DREW stated that from talking with O'BRIEN, he had determined that O'BRIEN had filed other similar copyright infringement suits in civil action in other parts of the United States. In these actions, O'BRIEN alleged the violation of his COPY eed songs in che various De t b1i DREW referred to E ed that O'BRIEN also had civil actions in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California at Los Angeles under the following numbers: 1351-60 The present copyright infringement is listed on his records under Civil Action No. 1351-60HW, which was filed December 2, 1960. Mr. DREW stated there is a motion to be argued on june 27, 1961, in the U. S. District court at Los Angeles for dismissal of all charges in the complaint. DREW atated that O'BRIEN, through his attorney, filed a motion of default. Both motions are to be held on the game date. On June 22, 1961, the foregoing information was discussed with Assistant United States Attorney TIMOTHY M. THORNTON, Chief of the Complaint Unit, U. S. Attorney's -24-