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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MALIBU MEDIA, LLC,

Plaintiff,

 v.

JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP

ADDRESS 69.181.25.79,

Defendant. /

No. C 15-04159 WHA

ORDER DISMISSING CASE

Plaintiff Malibu Media, LLC, commenced this action on September 11, 2015. Pursuant

to Rule 4(m), the deadline to effectuate service was January 11, 2016. On October 18, an order

granted Malibu Media’s request to serve a third-party subpoena on defendant’s Internet

provider for the purpose of acquiring defendant’s identifying information. Malibu Media

received the identifying information on December 14, 2015. 

Malibu Media had twenty-eight days to effectuate service once it received defendant’s

identifying information. On January 6, Malibu Media sought leave to file under seal its

amended complaint, proposed summons and return of service, which motion was granted on

January 7. The order granting Malibu Media’s sealing motion extended the deadline to

effectuate service to January 15. The proposed summons issued on January 7. 

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On January 15, Malibu Media sought to further extend the deadline to effectuate service. 

An order extended the deadline to January 29. Malibu Media sought another extension,

averring that its process server had made numerous attempts to serve defendant at different

times of the day, to no avail. An order further extended the deadline to February 16.

Malibu Media has not served defendant and has made no request for an extension or

otherwise shown that good cause exists to further extend the deadline. Accordingly, this case is

hereby DISMISSED for failure to timely effectuate service. The Clerk shall please CLOSE THE

FILE.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 1, 2016. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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