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STATUS REPORT
Case No. 3:04CV7210

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION

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BUCKEYE CABLEVISION, INC. )
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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SPAMCOP.NET, et al.
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Defendants. )
Case No. 3:04CV7210
(Judge James G. Carr)

DEFENDANTS' STATUS REPORT
Pursuant to the Court's order of May 19, 2004, and in accordance with Local Rules,
Defendants IronPort Systems Inc., and SpamCop.Net, Inc. submit the following Status Report:
Background and Procedural History
1. On April 23, 2004, Plaintiff Buckeye Cablevision, Inc. filed a Complaint against
Defendants IronPort Systems, Inc. and SpamCop.Net, Inc. including a motion for a
Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction.
2. Defendants have never been formally served with a Complaint or Summons.
3. Plaintiff's Complaint alleges that Plaintiff is an internet service provider ("ISP") and that
SpamCop improperly identified several of Plaintiff's internet protocol ("IP") addresses on
"block lists" of IP addresses that had generated a significant number of complaints as
being the source of unsolicited bulk email, also known as "spam." During the preliminary