Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.45.227.134
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 23-cv-01985-AMO
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE
v. APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO
SERVE THIRD-PARTY SUBPOENA
JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 98.45.227.134, Re: Dkt. No. 7 11 Defendant.
12 13 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC, owns the copyrights for several adult motion pictures. It alleges that someone who uses the IP address 98.45.227.134, Doe Defendant, infringed on those copyrights. Despite its 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, Doe Defendant’s internet service provider (“ISP”), to learn 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. Further, the Court sua sponte grants a protective order requiring that information regarding Doe…