Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.234.8.197
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 21-cv-06809-PJH Plaintiff,
v. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S EX
PARTE REQUEST TO TAKE EARLY
JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED DISCOVERY
IP ADDRESS 98.234.8.197,
Re: Dkt. No. 8 Defendant.
13 Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC (“Strike 3”) owns the copyrights for several adult motion pictures. It alleges that someone—the Doe defendant here—who uses the IP address 98.234.8.197 infringed on those copyrights. Despite its own efforts, Strike 3 has not been able to identify the individual associated with that IP address. Strike 3 now asks the court to let it serve a subpoena on non-party Comcast Cable, the Doe defendant’s internet service provider, to learn the Doe defendant’s identity. Because Strike 3 has demonstrated that good cause exists to allow it to serve a subpoena, the court GRANTS the motion. I. BACKGROUND Strike 3 is the owner of several adult motion pictures…