Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe using IP address 67.161.168.106

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, No. 2:21-cv-0199-TLN-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 67.161.168.106 15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff’s ex parte application to amend the protective order preventing disclosure of defendant’s identifying information is before the court. (ECF No. 13.) Having reviewed the application and declaration in support thereof, the court denies the application without prejudice to renewal. Plaintiff filed this action on February 1, 2021, alleging it holds the copyright on various adult films. Defendant, who was initially known by his or her IP address, allegedly used the BitTorrent protocol to infringe on those copyrights by anonymously downloading and distributing those films to others. (ECF No. 1.) On May 28, 2021, plaintiff was ordered to redact defendant’s name and identifying information in all court filings, unless ordered otherwise. To acquire defendant’s true name and address, plaintiff…