Jambulingham

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HEMANTHKUMAR JAMBULINGHAM, Case No. 24-cv-05792-AMO Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING APPLICATION

v. FOR LEAVE TO SERVE A THIRD

PARTY SUBPOENA

DEFENDANT 1, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 23 Defendants. 11 12 Before the Court is Plaintiff Hemanthkumar Jambulingam’s Ex Parte Application for Leave to Serve Third-Party Subpoenas Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference. Jambulingam seeks a subpoena to compel non-parties KuCoin and OKX, cryptocurrency exchanges, to identify the unknown individuals involved in the alleged theft of Jambulingam’s cryptocurrency. For the reasons discussed below, the Court DENIES Jambulingam’s request without prejudice. I. BACKGROUND Defendant 1 and Defendant 2 (collectively, “Defendants”) are unknown individuals who made misrepresentations to Jambulingam about two purported cryptocurrency platforms, Flashwang.com and BingSV.com. Compl. ¶¶ 7-8. Unbeknownst to Jambulingam, these platforms were fraudulent “copycat” exchanges. Compl. ¶ 15. …