Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No.: 24-cv-00737-LL-KSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE
v. APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO
SERVE A THIRD-PARTY
JOHN DOE, IP address 76.176.90.188, SUBPOENA PRIOR TO RULE 26(f) Defendant. CONFERENCE [Doc. No. 4] 16 17 I. BACKGROUND On April 23, 2024, plaintiff filed a Complaint against defendant John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.176.90.188, asserting a single claim for direct copyright infringement. Doc. No. 1. Plaintiff alleges it is the owner of “award-winning, critically acclaimed adult motion pictures” and defendant is “stealing these works” by “committing rampant and wholesale copyright infringement.” Id. at ¶¶ 2-4. Plaintiff further alleges that defendant has copied and distributed their original works without plaintiff’s authorization, permission, or consent. Id. at ¶¶ 49-51. Defendant’s name and address are unknown to 26 …