Doe
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No.: 21cv60-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 104.11.11.103, 15 Defendant. [ECF No. 4] 16 17 On January 27, 2021, 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. 4.) Plaintiff seeks to subpoena Defendant John Doe’s (“Defendant”) Internet Service Provider (“ISP”) AT&T U-verse for “limited, immediate discovery . . . so that Plaintiff may learn Defendant’s identity, further investigate Defendant’s role in the infringement, and effectuate service.” (ECF No. 4-1 at 7-8.) Because Defendant has not been identified, no opposition or reply briefs have been filed. For the following reasons, the Ex Parte Application for Leave…