Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.45.227.216
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 23-cv-02532-EMC
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S EX
PARTE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE
v. TO SERVE A THIRD-PARTY
SUBPOENA PRIOR TO RULE 26(F)
JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP CONFERENCE
ADDRESS 98.45.227.216,
Docket No. 7 Defendant. 12 13 14 Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC (“Strike 3”) has filed a copyright infringement action against Defendant John Doe. Strike 3 alleges that Mr. Doe has infringed 27 of Strike 3’s motion pictures using BitTorrent. Docket No. 1 (Complaint) ¶ 4. Currently pending before the Court is Strike 3’s ex parte application for leave to serve a third-party subpoena prior to a Rule 26(f) conference. Docket No. 7. I. DISCUSSION The Court has reviewed the application and supporting materials, as well as the complaint. See, e.g., Docket No. 7-1 Exh. A (Declaration of David Williamson) ¶¶ 34–36 (testifying that 23 …