Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.66.196.181
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO DIVISION
STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case 2:23-cv-03022-TLN-CKD
Plaintiff, ORDER
vs.
JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 16 73.66.196.181,
17 Defendant.
On December 27, 2023, plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC filed this copyright infringement action against defendant John Doe subscriber, assigned IP address 73.66.196.181. (ECF No. 1.) On January 20, 2024, the undersigned granted plaintiff’s ex parte application for leave to serve a third-party subpoena. (ECF No. 4.) Pursuant to the court’s order, plaintiff was permitted to serve a subpoena on the ISP provider to establish identity of the owner of the IP address. (Id. at 4.) Plaintiff was instructed that no formal service of process or revelation of the identity of the defendant shall be permitted absent further order of this court. (Id. at 5.) On February 9, 2024, defendant filed a notice of request to seal and a motion to quash the third-party subpoena. (ECF Nos. 5, 6.) Plaintiff filed an…