Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.6.63.42
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 23-cv-06685-EJD
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION
FOR LEAVE TO SERVE THIRD-
v. PARTY SUBPOENA
JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 24.6.63.42, Re: ECF No. 7 12 Defendant.
13 Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC (“Strike 3”), filed this copyright infringement action against an unknown individual (the “Doe Defendant”) who allegedly used BitTorrent to illegally download and distribute Strike 3’s copyrighted adult films. See Compl., ECF No. 1. Strike 3 seeks a subpoena to compel third-party Comcast Cable to identify the Doe Defendant, who is associated with the IP address 24.6.63.42, for service of process. See Ex Parte Appl. for Leave to Serve Third-Party Subpoena (“Appl.”), ECF No. 7. Based on Strike 3’s submissions, the Court GRANTS leave to serve a subpoena with specific conditions provided below. Because many courts have raised…