Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.202.135.235

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC,

Case No. 24-cv-03253-RS Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO ISSUE THIRD-PARTY SUBPOENA

JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP

ADDRESS 73.202.135.235, Defendant.

Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC (“Strike 3”) seeks leave to file a subpoena to unmask a Doe defendant it avers is illegally distributing its copyrighted pornographic films. Strike 3 has determined Defendant’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, but only the Internet Service Provider (“ISP”) associated with that address (in this instance, Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (“Comcast”)) can determine the account holder to which that address was assigned. For the reasons below, Strike 3’s request for leave to serve a third-party subpoena is granted. Strike 3 must notify Defendant they can proceed anonymously in this case at the earliest possible opportunity. A court may authorize early discovery before the…