Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.27.224.172

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 23-cv-06684-JST

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE

9 v. APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO

SERVE THIRD-PARTY SUBPOENA

10 JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP PRIOR TO RULE 26(F) CONFERENCE

ADDRESS 47.27.224.172,

11 Defendant. Re: ECF No. 7 12 13 Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC, moves ex parte for leave to serve a third-party subpoena 14 prior to a Rule 26(f) conference. ECF No. 7. After considering the application, the Court orders 15 the following: 16 1. Strike 3 has established that “good cause” exists for it to serve a third-party 17 subpoena on Spectrum (the “ISP”) under Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. E.g., 18 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 17-CV-07051-LB, 2018 WL 357287, at *2-3 (N.D. Cal. 19 Jan. 10, 2018). 20 2. Strike 3 may serve the ISP with a Rule 45 subpoena commanding the ISP to 21 provide Strike 3 with the true name and address of the Defendant to whom the ISP assigned an IP 22 address as…