Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 108.226.161.139
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 23-cv-04950-EMC (EMC)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S EX
v. PARTE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE
TO SERVE A THIRD-PARTY
JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP SUBPOENA PRIOR TO RULE 26(F)
ADDRESS 108.226.161.139, CONFERENCE
11 Defendants. Docket No. 8 12 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 44 of Strike 3’s motion pictures using a BitTorrent protocol. 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. 8. I. DISCUSSION The Court has reviewed the application and supporting materials, as well as the complaint. See, e.g., Docket No. 8-1 Ex. A (Declaration of David Williamson) ¶¶ 34–36 (testifying that Strive 3…