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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP 

ADDRESS 76.103.77.3,

Defendant.

Case No. 4:19-cv-00167-KAW 

ORDER ON EX PARTE MOTION FOR 

LEAVE TO SERVE SUBPOENA PRIOR 

TO RULE 26(f) CONFERENCE

Re: Dkt. No. 7

Plaintiff, Strike 3 Holdings, LLC, moves ex parte for leave to serve a third party subpoena 

prior to a Rule 26(f) conference. The Court finds that:

1. Plaintiff has established that good cause exists for it to serve a third party subpoena on 

Comcast Cable Communications, LLC(“Initial ISP Provider”). See UMG Recording, Inc. v. Doe, 

No. C 08-1193 SBA, 2008 WL 4104214, at *4 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 3, 2008); Arista Records LLC v. 

Does 1–19, 551 F. Supp. 2d 1, 6–7 (D.D.C. 2008).

2. Plaintiff may serve the Initial ISP Provider with a Rule 45 subpoena commanding it to 

provide Plaintiff only with the true name and address of the Defendant to whom the Initial ISP 

Provider assigned the IP address 76.103.77.3. Plaintiff shall attach a copy of this order to any such 

subpoena.

3. Plaintiff may also serve a Rule 45 subpoena in the same manner as above on any 

service provider that is identified in response to a subpoena as a provider of Internet services to the 

Defendant (together with the Initial ISP Provider, the “ISPs”).

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4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that subpoenas authorized by this order, and issued 

pursuant thereto, shall be deemed appropriate court orders under 47 U.S.C. § 551, which provides

that “[a] cable operator may disclose [personally identifying] information if the disclosure is . . . 

made pursuant to a court order authorizing such disclosure, if the subscriber is notified of such 

order by the person to whom the order is directed.” 47 U.S.C. § 551(c)(2)(B). This order is an 

order authorizing such disclosure.

5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that each ISP will have 30 days from the date of service 

upon it to serve each of its subscriber(s) whose identifying information is sought with a copy of 

the subpoena and a copy of this order. The ISPs may serve the subscribers using any reasonable 

means, including written notice sent to the subscriber’s last known address, transmitted either by 

first-class mail or via overnight service.

6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that each subscriber and each ISP shall have 30 days

from the date of service upon him, her or it to file any motions in this court contesting the 

subpoena (including a motion to quash or modify the subpoena). If the 30-day period lapses 

without the subscriber contesting the subpoena, the ISP shall have 10 days to produce to Plaintiff 

the information responsive to the subpoena with respect to that subscriber.

7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any ISP that receives a subpoena shall preserve all 

subpoenaed information pending the ISP’s delivering such information to Plaintiff or the final 

resolution of a timely filed motion to quash the subpoena with respect to such information.

8. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any information disclosed to Plaintiff in response to a 

subpoena may be used by Plaintiff solely for the purpose of protecting its rights under the 

Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.

9. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any documents containing the name or other personal 

identifying information of any current or proposed defendant shall be filed under seal. In so 

doing, Strike 3 is instructed to follow the procedure set forth in Civil Local Rule 79-5 for all

documents that it seeks to file under seal. The redacted version of all documents in the public 

record should redact only Defendant’s name and any other personal identifying information. 

Strike 3 shall continue to use the current caption of the case, including the assigned IP address, but 

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may identify Defendant by name in the redacted portions of the sealed documents.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 30, 2019

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KANDIS A. WESTMORE

United States Magistrate Judge

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