Google LLC v. Does 1-3
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 8 GOOGLE LLC, Case No. 23-cv-05823-VKD
9 Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
10 v. MOTION FOR ALTERNATIVE
SERVICE
11 DOES 1-3, Re: Dkt. No. 15 Defendant. 12
13 14 Plaintiff Google LLC (“Google”) moves for an order authorizing service of the complaint 15 and summons in this action on unnamed defendants Does 1-3 by email and text message, pursuant 16 to Rule 4(f)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Dkt. No. 15. The Court finds this matter 17 suitable for determination without oral argument. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons discussed 18 below, the Court grants Google’s motion. 19 I. BACKGROUND 20 According to the complaint, defendants are three unknown individuals who pretend to be 21 affiliated with Google on social media pages, posts, and advertisements in order to trick members 22 of the public into downloading malware. Dkt. No. 1 ¶¶ 32-45. On November 13, 2023, Google 23 filed this action…