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 GRANTING
v.
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
JOHN DOE, et al., Defendants.
Plaintiff Chegg Inc. (“Chegg”) renews its motion for preliminary injunction and alternative service, which the Court previously denied. See Renewed Mot. (dkt. 48); see Order Denying Mot. (dkt. 40). Because Chegg’s newly presented factual evidence demonstrates: (1) a likelihood of success on all its claims and (2) irreparable harm due to Defendants’ continued unauthorized access of Chegg’s content, the Court GRANTS Chegg’s renewed motion for a preliminary injunction. Further, the Court permits Chegg to serve Victor Swami under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(f)(3), though rejects its request to do the same for John Does 1–3. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background Chegg is an online learning platform that offers Chegg Study, a service that provides step-by-step solutions to problems in…