Doe
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No.: 24-cv-2063-JO-KSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE
v. APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO
SERVE A THIRD-PARTY
JOHN DOE, IP address 99.184.248.101, SUBPOENA PRIOR TO RULE 26(f) Defendant. CONFERENCE [Doc. No. 4] 16 17 I. BACKGROUND On November 1, 2024, plaintiff filed a Complaint against defendant John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 99.184.248.101, 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 plaintiff’s original works without authorization, permission, or consent. Id. at ¶¶ 49-51. Defendant’s name and address are unknown to 26 …