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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:501 Copyright Infringement

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Case No.16-cv-04939 NC 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL GRECCO PRODUCTIONS, 

INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOHN DOE DBA 

TRADINGPOSTSTORE.COM,

Defendant.

Case No.16-cv-04939 NC 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Re: Dkt. No. 7

Plaintiff Michael Grecco Productions, Inc. (“Grecco”) requested expedited 

discovery to identify doe defendant(s). Dkt. No. 7. The Court notes that one of the 

elements required to show good cause for expedited discovery is that the plaintiff identify 

“all previous steps taken to locate the elusive defendant.” Columbia Ins. Co. v. 

Seescandy.com, 185 F.R.D. 573, 579 (N.D. Cal. 1999). 

Accordingly, the Court instructs Grecco to file a supplemental declaration 

specifying all steps taken to identify defendants. Specifically, the Court wants to know if 

Grecco attempted to contact Shopify, Inc. to inquire if Shopify would voluntarily disclose 

information allowing Grecco to identify doe defendant(s). If Grecco has not already done 

so, the Court instructs Grecco to contact Shopify. The supplemental declaration must be 

filed by September 21, 2016.

Case 5:16-cv-04939-NC Document 9 Filed 09/14/16 Page 1 of 2
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United States District Court

Northern District of California

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 14, 2016 _____________________________________

NATHANAEL M. COUSINS

United States Magistrate Judge

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