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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

JAMES M. CHADWICK, Cal. Bar No. 157114 

jchadwick@sheppardmullin.com 

THAYER M. PREECE, Cal. Bar No. 241824 

tpreece@sheppardmullin.com 

990 Marsh Road 

Menlo Park, California 94025 

Telephone: 650-815-2600 

Facsimile: 650-815-2601 

Attorneys for Plaintiff BRIGHT IMPERIAL 

LTD. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BRIGHT IMPERIAL LTD., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

DOES 1 through 20, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

 Case No. 09 03799 RS 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

BRIGHT IMPERIAL LTD.'S MOTION 

FOR EXPEDITED DISCOVERY

Judge: The Honorable Richard Seeborg 

Upon the Plaintiff's Motion for Expedited Discovery, and good cause appearing 

therefor, it is hereby ORDERED as follows: 

While the Ninth Circuit has held that, “[a]s a general rule, the use of ‘John Doe’ to 

identify a defendant is not favored,” it has nonetheless recognized that in certain situations 

the identity of the alleged defendants cannot be known prior to the filing of a complaint. 

Gillespie v. Civiletti, 629 F.2d 637, 642 (9th Cir. 1980). On such occasions, “the plaintiff 

should be given an opportunity through discovery to identify the unknown defendants, 

unless it is clear that discovery would not uncover the identities, or that the complaint 

would be dismissed on other grounds.” 

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Plaintiff, Bright Imperial Ltd., has made an adequate showing that it is entitled to 

expedited discovery regarding the identities of those who are or may be responsible for the 

conduct alleged in its complaint in this action. 

Plaintiff has made an adequate showing that one of the persons potentially involved 

in or knowledgeable about the conduct alleged in the complaint is Mr. Chad Taylor of 

“1120 LLC.” Plaintiff has demonstrated reasonable diligence in seeking a physical 

address or location for Mr. Taylor, or a registered agent for service of process for “1120 

LLC,” but has not been able to obtain that information. Because neither Mr. Taylor’s 

physical address or location nor a registered agent for service of process for “1120 LLC” 

can be obtained through the exercise of reasonable diligence, Plaintiff may serve 

subpoenas for documents and deposition testimony on Mr. Taylor and 1120 LLC via 

Mr. Taylor's e-mail addresses of chadtaylor@gmail.com and piracystop@gmail.com. The 

subpoenas may seek evidence relating to the identities of persons or entities, including the 

legal name(s), physical address(es), e-mail address(es) and phone number(s) of the persons 

or entities responsible for the conduct alleged in Plaintiff’s complaint, including 

Mr. Taylor's interaction with Plaintiff Bright Imperial Ltd., its domain name server account 

at Internet Solutions, Inc. and other online assets (including the website 

www.redtube.com), and Plaintiff’s attorneys’ and agents (including Ms. Thayer Preece). 

If service via these methods does not result in compliance with the subpoenas, 

Plaintiff Bright Imperial Ltd. may serve immediate discovery upon the attorney identified 

by Mr. Taylor as his counsel, Mr. Michael Fattorosi, located at 6300 Canoga Avenue, 

Suite 550, Woodland Hills, CA 91367, in the form of subpoenas requiring the production 

of documents and deposition testimony sufficient to locate and serve Mr. Taylor. 

It is further ordered that Plaintiff Bright Imperial Ltd. may serve immediate 

discovery upon the Internet service providers for the Internet Protocol ("IP") address 

64.206.212.67 and 76.167.247.73 in the form of subpoenas requiring the production of 

documents sufficient to identify Mr. Taylor's legal name, physical address(es), e-mail 

address(es) and phone number(s). The Internet Service Provider for IP Address 

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64.206.212.67 is Paetec Communications, Inc., with a service of process agent located at 

818 West Seventh Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017. The Internet Service Provider for IP 

address 76.167.247.73 is Time Warner Cable, located at 13820 Sunrise Valley Drive, 

Herndon, VA 20171. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated _________________________ 

The Honorable Richard Seeborg 

02/26/2010

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