Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.42.130.181
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 22-cv-03328-SI
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE
v. APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO
SERVE A THIRD-PARTY SUBPOENA
JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP PRIOR TO A RULE 26(F)
ADDRESS 98.42.130.181, CONFERENCE
11 Defendant. Re: Dkt. No. 7 12 The Court has reviewed plaintiff’s ex parte application for leave to serve a third party subpoena prior to the Rule 26(f) conference. The Court finds that plaintiff has established that good cause exists for it to serve a third party subpoena on Comcast Cable (hereafter the “ISP”). See generally Braun v. Doe, No. 12-cv-3690 YGR (JSC), 2012 WL 3627640 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 21, 2012). The Court GRANTS plaintiff’s ex parte application as follows: Plaintiff may serve the ISP with a Rule 45 subpoena commanding the ISP to provide plaintiff with the true name and address of the defendant to whom the ISP assigned an IP address as set forth on Exhibit A to the Complaint. …