Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.217.54.178

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case Number: 3:25-cv-03887-SK 11 Plaintiff, ORDER ON EX-PARTE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO SERVE THIRD-PARTY vs. SUBPOENA PRIOR TO A RULE 26(f) CONFERENCE JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 76.217.54.178,

Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC moves ex parte for leave to serve a third-party subpoena 17 prior to a Rule 26(f) conference, and the Court being duly advised does hereby 18 FINDS AND ORDERS that: 19 1. Plaintiff has established that “good cause” exists for it to serve a third-party 20 subpoena on AT&T Inc. (hereinafter the “ISP”). See UMG Recording, Inc. v. Doe, 2008 WL 21 4104214, *4 (N.D. Cal. 2008); and Arista Records LLC v. Does 1-19, 551 F. Supp. 2d 1, 6-7 22 (D.D.C. 2008). 23 2. Plaintiff may serve the ISP with a Rule 45 subpoena commanding the ISP to 24 provide Plaintiff with the true name and address of the Defendant to whom the ISP assigned an 25 IP address…