Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.6.36.71

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 25-cv-03116-AMO

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION

9 v. FOR LEAVE TO SERVE THIRD

PARTY SUBPOENA AND ISSUING

10 JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP PROTECTIVE ORDER

ADDRESS 24.6.36.71,

11 Re: Dkt. No. 8 Defendant.

12 13 Before the Court is Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s (“Strike 3”) Ex Parte Application for 14 Leave to Serve a Third-Party Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference. ECF 8. Strike 3 seeks a 15 subpoena to compel non-party Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (“Comcast”) to identify the 16 unknown individual associated with the IP address 24.6.36.71. Based on Strike 3’s submissions, 17 the Court GRANTS leave to serve a subpoena with specific conditions provided below. Because 18 many courts have raised concerns that Strike 3 could be pursuing potentially innocent ISP account 19 owners who are often embarrassed into early settlements, the identity of the Doe Defendant 20 SHALL be protected…