Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.231.214.39
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 5:23-cv-05468-EJD
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO ISSUE
THIRD-PARTY SUBPOENA
v.
JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP Re: ECF No.
ADDRESS 73.231.214.39,
12 Defendant.
13 Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC (“Strike 3”) filed this action against an unknown individual who allegedly used BitTorrent to illegally download and distribute Strike 3’s copyrighted adult films. Strike 3 now seeks a subpoena to compel non-party Comcast Cable to identify this unknown individual associated with the IP address 73.231.214.39. Based on Strike 3’s submissions, the Court GRANTS leave to serve a subpoena with specific conditions provided below. Most notably, because many courts have raised concerns that Strike 3 could be pursuing potentially innocent ISP account owners who are often embarrassed into early settlements, the identity of the Doe defendant SHALL be protected unless and until …