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.: 24-cv-162-GPC-KSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE
v. APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO
SERVE A THIRD-PARTY
JOHN DOE, IP address 172.117.163.114,
SUBPOENA PRIOR TO A RULE
Defendant. 26(f) CONFERENCE [Doc. No. 4] 16 I. BACKGROUND On January 23, 2024, plaintiff filed a Complaint against defendant John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.117.163.114, asserting a single claim for direct copyright infringement. Doc. No. 1. Plaintiff alleges it is the owner of certain adult-content films and that defendant “is committing rampant and wholesale copyright infringement” by downloading and distributing plaintiff’s works without plaintiff’s authorization, permission, or consent. Id. at ¶¶ 1-4. Defendant’s name and address are unknown to plaintiff, who can identify defendant only by IP address 172.117.163.114. Id. at ¶ 13. This…