Gladwin
Gladwin v. Doe
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ANDREW GLADWIN, Case No. 25-cv-03370-LJC
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
v. CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED
AND MOTION SHOULD NOT BE
JOHN DOE, DENIED Defendant. Re: Dkt. Nos. 16,
A. Introduction Plaintiff Andrew Gladwin, a United Kingdom citizen who sells instructional materials related to stage magic, alleges that Defendant John Doe purchased some of those materials from him and wrongfully copied and resold them. See generally Am. Comp. (ECF No. 16). Gladwin seeks leave to serve an early subpoena on Comcast to determine Doe’s identity based on the IP address that Doe used to purchase products from Gladwin. ECF No. 17. The Court previously ordered Gladwin to show cause why his attorney Adam H. Rose, who is not a member of this Court’s bar, should not be disqualified from representing him. ECF No. 9. Gladwin has now retained local counsel and the Court has granted…