Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 45.27.25.213
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC,
Case No. 24-cv-07595-RS Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO ISSUE THIRD-PARTY SUBPOENA
JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP
ADDRESS 45.27.25.213, Defendant.
15 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, AT&T Inc. (“AT&T”)) 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 Rule 26(f) conference for…