Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 108.93.40.154
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 20-cv-08356-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S EX
v. PARTE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE
TO SERVE A THIRD-PARTY
JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP SUBPOENA PRIOR TO A RULE 26(F)
ADDRESS 108.93.40.154, CONFERENCE
11 Defendant. Docket No. 8 12 13 Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings produces and owns the copyrights for adult motion pictures featured on its subscription-based websites. Plaintiff alleges that Doe Defendant, currently identified only by his IP address 108.93.40.154, infringed on those copyrights by downloading and distributing Plaintiff’s motion pictures. Plaintiff asks the Court for leave to serve a Rule 45 subpoena on non-party AT&T U-verse (“AT&T”), Defendant’s internet service provider (“ISP”), to find out Defendant’s identity. Because Plaintiff has demonstrated that good cause exists to allow it to serve the subpoena, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s application. …