Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 70.95.33.145

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No.: 20cv948-WQH (MSB)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S EX

v. PARTE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO

SERVE A THIRD-PARTY SUBPOENA

JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address PRIOR TO A RULE 26(f) CONFERENCE 70.95.33.145, 15 Defendant. 16 17 On July 1, 2020, Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings (“Plaintiff”) filed an Ex Parte Application for Leave to Serve a Third-Party Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference (“Ex Parte Application”). (ECF No. 3.) Plaintiff seeks to subpoena Defendant John Doe’s (“Defendant”) Internet Service Provider (“ISP”) Spectrum for “limited, immediate discovery . . . so that Plaintiff may learn Defendant’s identity [and] further investigate Defendant’s role in the infringement and effectuate service.” (ECF No. 3-1 at 7.) Because the Defendant has not been identified, no opposition or reply briefs have been filed. For the following reasons, the Ex Parte Application for Leave to Serve a…