Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.42.218.237
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 25-cv-01636-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE
v. APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO
SERVE EARLY SUBPOENA
JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 98.42.218.237, Re: Dkt. No. 8 11 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC, has applied ex parte for leave to serve a Rule 45 13 subpoena on the anonymous Doe defendant’s internet service provider (“ISP”) to receive only the 14 name and address associated with the known IP address allegedly infringing its copyright. 15 The standards for granting leave for these motions have become well-established in this 16 District and others. I find that, based on the plaintiff’s sworn submissions, there is good cause to 17 permit the narrow subpoena to issue. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 45; see, e.g., Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. 18 Doe, No. 17-CV-07051-LB, 2018 WL 357287, at *2–*3 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 10, 2018) (collecting 19 authorities and standards). The plaintiff has made a sufficient preliminary showing that it is the 20…