Thorpe

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BUNGIE, INC., et al., Case No. 21-cv-05677-EMC (DMR)

Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT

v. PREJUDICE EX PARTE

APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO TAKE

ANDREW THORPE, et al., LIMITED EARLY DISCOVERY Defendants. Re: Dkt. No.

12 Plaintiffs Bungie, Inc. (“Bungie”), Ubisoft Entertainment, and Ubisoft, Inc. (together, “Ubisoft”) own and publish two popular online multiplayer video games. They claim that Defendants Andrew Thorpe, Jonathan Agueda, Wesam Mohammed, Ahmad Mohammed, and a number of unnamed defendants (the “Doe Defendants”) operate an online business venture called Ring-1 that sells software that provides cheats and hacks to Plaintiffs’ games. Plaintiffs allege violations of copyright, trademark, and related laws. Plaintiffs make this ex parte application for leave to take limited early discovery pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(d) and Civil Local Rule 7-10 to identify nine anonymous Doe…