Doe

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 29 2024

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, No. 23-2782 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:21-cv-00063-AJB-AHG v.

MEMORANDUM*

JOHN DOE, subscriber assigned IP address 75.25.172.49,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Anthony J. Battaglia, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted October 25, 2024 ** Pasadena, California

Before: IKUTA and BRESS, Circuit Judges, and BASTIAN, District Judge.*** Special Concurrence by Judge IKUTA.

John Doe appeals the district court’s denial of attorneys’ fees following the

settlement of Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s (“S3”) copyright infringement suit against

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). *** The Honorable Stanley Allen Bastian, United States District…