Doe
Chegg, Inc. v. Doe
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 CHEGG, INC., Case No. 22-cv-07326-CRB
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
v.
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND
SERVICE BY ALTERNATIVE
JOHN DOE, MEANS Defendant.
Plaintiff Chegg, Inc. (“Chegg”), an online learning platform, brings this action against the individual or entity that owns or controls Homeworkify, a website that allows users to obtain Chegg content for free. Chegg brings four claims against Homeworkify: for violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), 18 U.S.C. § 1030; the California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, Cal. Penal Code § 502; breach of contract; and trademark infringement under the Lanham Act. Compl. (dkt. 1) ¶¶ 49–82. After many unsuccessful attempts at unmasking the individual or entity behind Homeworkify, Chegg brings this motion for a preliminary injunction and for service by alternative means, through the email associated with Homeworkify’s domain…