Bellwether Coffee Co. v. Does 1-5
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BELLWETHER COFFEE CO., Case No. 21-cv-03612-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: EX PARTE MOTION FOR
v. EARLY DISCOVERY
JOHN DOES 1-5, Re: Dkt. No. 10 Defendants.
12 Bellwether Coffee Co. alleges that Defendants hacked into its systems and disabled its nationwide network of coffee roasting machines. Plaintiff’s ex parte motion for early discovery is now pending before the Court. (Dkt. No. 10.) In particular, because Plaintiff “has not been able to positively identify the perpetrators and cannot do so without additional information from third- party service providers, including Google, Apple, and T-Mobile,” it seeks permission to issue subpoenas to determine Defendants’ identities. (Dkt. No. 10 at 2.) The Court concludes that oral argument is unnecessary, see Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), and DENIES Plaintiff’s ex parte motion without prejudice to a more fulsome showing regarding the discovery sought. DISCUSSION…