Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.70.71.230
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 24-cv-06060-AMO
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION
v. FOR LEAVE TO FILE THIRD PARTY
SUBPOENA
JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 73.70.71.230, Re: Dkt. No. 7 11 Defendant.
12 Before the Court is Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s (“Strike 3”) Ex Parte Application for Leave to Serve a Third-Party Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference. Strike 3 seeks a subpoena to compel non-party Comcast Cable to identify the unknown individual associated with the IP address 73.70.71.230. 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, the identity of the Doe Defendant SHALL be protected unless and until further order by the Court. I. BACKGROUND Strike 3 owns the…