Order of the New York court, 2017

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NEW YORK SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF BRONX

PART 8m Case Disposed SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Settle Order COUNTY OF BRONX: Scbedule Appeertncc = X Jith yananda DH tANn PcETAm Index N°. of Nas yock against- pith yana da frad Justico -x

The following papers nuambered 1 to Rend on this motion, Noticod on and duly submitted as No. on the Motion Calendar of PAPERS NUMHERED Noace of Motios - Order to Show Cause - Exhibits and Affidavit Ansexed Answering Adidavit and Exhibits Replying Aftidrvit and Exhibits Atndeviu srd Exiibit Plesding - Erhbit Stipulatioo(s) - Referce's Repor - Minutes Filed Paperi Memorunda of Law

Upon the foregoing papers thia os Leso lued as per qHtahed ørder

Molion is Respectfully Referred to: Justice Dated: 10,70,17 Hon J.S.C. HON. DONALD A. MILES

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK J COUNTY OF BRONX

NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM OF NEW YORK, ORDER Plaintiff, -against- Index No .: 20.940 20176

NITHYANANADA FRAUD Defendant(s).

WHEREAS, upon the Affirmation of Daniel S. Szalkiewicz, Esq., Plaintiff's Memorandum of Law, and the exhibits thereto, and all papers and proceedings heretofore had herein (collectively, "Supporting Papers"), this Court signed an Order to Show Cause on the 14th day of April, 2017 (the "Order to Show Cause") directing (i) the anonymous Defendant to show cause on the 18th day of May, 2017 as to why an Order should not be made directing the Defendant to take down the entire blogs located at the URLs http://nithyananda- faq.blogspot.com, http://paramhamsanithyananda.blogspot.com, https://nithyanandacult.wordpress.com, http://nithyanandafaq.blogspot.com, https://www.reddit.com/r/Nithyananda, http://artoflivingfree.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/news-alert- sri-sri-telecon-with.html, http://artoflivingfree.blogspot.com/2010/04/news-alert-sri-sri-telecon- with.html, http://artoflivingfree.blogspot.com/2010/03/ravishankar-vs-nithyananda.html, http://guruphiliac.blogspot.com/2009/08/nithyananda-is-not-who-he-claims-to-be.html, http://nithyanandafraud.blogspot.com/, http://nithy-myth-buster.blogspot.com, http://nithyananda-blog.tumblr.com/, http://nithyam-dhyanam-anandam.blogspot.com,

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http://www.topix.com/forum/city/montclair-ca/TJ6S93OPD3KR81GB1, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/230457705911723430/, http://nithy-myth-buster.blogspot.com/ WHEREAS, the Court FINDS that (i) Plaintiff has made an adequate showing as to the existence of a meritorious cause of action that the entire blogs located at the urls http://nithyananda-faq.blogspot.com, http://paramhamsanithyananda.blogspot.com, https://nithyanandacult.wordpress.com, http://nithyanandafaq.blogspot.com, https://www.reddit.com/r/Nithyananda, http://artoflivingfree.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/news-alert- sri-sri-telecon-with.html, http://artoflivingfree.blogspot.com/2010/04/news-alert-sri-sri-telecon- with.html, http://artoflivingfree.blogspot.com/2010/03/ravishankar-vs-nithyananda.html, http://guruphiliac.blogspot.com/2009/08/nithyananda-is-not-who-he-claims-to-be.html, http://nithyanandafraud.blogspot.com/, http://nithy-myth-buster.blogspot.com, http://nithyananda-blog.tumblr.com/, http://nithyam-dhyanam-anandam.blogspot.com, http://www.topix.com/forum/city/montclair-ca/TJ6S93OPD3KR81GB1, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/230457705911723430/, http://nithy-myth-buster.blogspot.com/ are defamatory, and (ii) the Plaintiff has demonstrated irreparable harm and a balancing of the equities weighing in Plaintiff's favor, such that Plaintiff is entitled to a preliminary injunction and takedown order pursuant to C.P.L.R. §§ 6313 and 6301; WHEREAS, the anonymous Defendant failed to appear and is currently in default on the Order to Show Cause; NOW, THEREFORE it is hereby ORDERED, this 21st day of August 2017, that the Order to Show Cause is resolved on default as follows: a. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT the anonymous Defendant shall, within 48 hours of the uploading of this order by Plaintiff on NYSCEF, take down the entire blogs located

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at http://nithyananda-faq.blogspot.com, http://paramhamsanithyananda.blogspot.com, https://nithyanandacult.wordpress.com, http://nithyanandafaq.blogspot.com, https://www.reddit.com/r/Nithyananda, http://artoflivingfree.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/news-alert- sri-sri-telecon-with.html, http://artoflivingfree.blogspot.com/2010/04/news-alert-sri-sri-telecon- with.html, http://artoflivingfree.blogspot.com/2010/03/ravishankar-vs-nithyananda.html, http://guruphiliac.blogspot.com/2009/08/nithyananda-is-not-who-he-claims-to-be.html, http://nithyanandafraud.blogspot.com/, http://nithy-myth-buster.blogspot.com, http://nithyananda-blog.tumblr.com/, http://nithyam-dhyanam-anandam.blogspot.com, http://www.topix.com/forum/city/montclair-ca/TJ6S93OPD3KR81GB1, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/230457705911723430/, http://nithy-myth-buster.blogspot.com/.

... OCT 1 0 2017 ENTER:

Hon. HON. DONALD A. MILES

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