Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.6.63.42

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 8 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 23-cv-06685-EJD

9 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION

FOR LEAVE TO SERVE THIRD-

10 v. PARTY SUBPOENA

11 JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 24.6.63.42, Re: ECF No. 7 12 Defendant.

13 14 Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC (“Strike 3”), filed this copyright infringement action 15 against an unknown individual (the “Doe Defendant”) who allegedly used BitTorrent to illegally 16 download and distribute Strike 3’s copyrighted adult films. See Compl., ECF No. 1. Strike 3 17 seeks a subpoena to compel third-party Comcast Cable to identify the Doe Defendant, who is 18 associated with the IP address 24.6.63.42, for service of process. See Ex Parte Appl. for Leave to 19 Serve Third-Party Subpoena (“Appl.”), ECF No. 7. 20 Based on Strike 3’s submissions, the Court GRANTS leave to serve a subpoena with 21 specific conditions provided below. Because many courts have raised…