Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.223.140.58
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 23-cv-00652-JSW
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON EX PARTE MOTION FOR
v. LEAVE TO SERVE SUBPOENA PRIOR TO RULE 26(f) CONFERENCE JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 73.223.140.58, Re: Dkt. No. 8 11 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff, Strike 3 Holdings, LLC, moves ex parte for leave to serve a third party subpoena prior to a Rule 26(f) conference. The Court finds that: 1. Plaintiff has established that good cause exists for it to serve a third party subpoena on Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. (“Initial ISP Provider”). See UMG Recording, Inc. v. Doe, No. C 08-1193 SBA, 2008 WL 4104214, at *4 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 3, 2008); Arista Records LLC v. Does 1–19, 551 F. Supp. 2d 1, 6–7 (D.D.C. 2008). 2. Plaintiff may serve the Initial ISP Provider with a Rule 45 subpoena commanding it to provide Plaintiff only with the true name and address of the Defendant to whom the Initial ISP Provider assigned the IP address…