Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.70.126.123
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 24-cv-04554-EJD
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION
v. FOR LEAVE TO SERVE THIRD
PARTY SUBPOENA
JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 73.70.126.123, Re: ECF No. 7 11 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC (“Strike 3”) filed this action against an unknown individual who allegedly used BitTorrent to illegally download and distribute Strike 3’s copyrighted adult films. Strike 3 now seeks a subpoena to compel non-party Comcast Cable Communications, LLC to identify this unknown individual associated with the IP address 73.70.126.123. Ex Parte Appl. for Leave to Serve a Third Party Subpoena (“Appl.”), ECF No. 7. Based on Strike 3’s submissions, the Court GRANTS leave to serve a subpoena with specific conditions provided below. Because many courts have raised concerns that Strike 3 could be pursuing potentially innocent ISP account owners who are often embarrassed into early settlements,…