WISETA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HP INC., et al., Case No. 23-cv-00344-HSG

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ EX

PARTE APPLICATION FOR

v. ALTERNATE SERVICE

WISETA, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 11 Defendants.

12 Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs HP Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P’s ex parte motion for alternate service. Dkt. No. 11. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs initially filed this action on January 23, 2023. Dkt. No. 1 (“Compl.”). Plaintiffs contend that Defendants are online sellers who have been selling off-brand ink and toner made to look like Plaintiffs’ own products on Amazon and other online marketplaces. See id. Plaintiffs believe Defendants “reside and/or operate” in China. See id. at ¶ 9. In their ex parte application, Plaintiffs assert that despite their efforts to locate valid addresses, they have been unable to serve Defendants. See Dkt. No. 11. Plaintiffs therefore seek to serve…