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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 24.130.232.145,

Defendant.

Case No. 19-cv-00224-HSG (JCS)

ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE 

APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO 

SERVE SUBPOENA BEFORE 

RULE 26(F) CONFERENCE

Re: Dkt. No. 8

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

prior to a Rule 26(f) hearing. The Court being duly advised does hereby FIND, ORDER AND 

ADJUDGE:

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

subpoena on Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (“Comcast”). See UMG Recording, Inc. v. 

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

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

2. Plaintiff may serve Comcast with a Rule 45 subpoena commanding Comcast to 

provide Plaintiff with the true name and address of the Defendant to whom Comcast assigned the 

IP address 24.130.232.145. Plaintiff shall attach to any such subpoena a copy of this Order.

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 

Defendant (together with Comcast, the “ISPs”).

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. In particular, 47 

U.S.C. § 551(c)(2)(B) provides as follows:

(c) Disclosure of personally identifiable information 

[. . .]

 

(2) A cable operator may disclose such information if the disclosure is—

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[. . .]

(B) subject to subsection (h) [relating to disclosures to governmental 

agencies] of this action, 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 . . . .

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 identity 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 after service 

on the subscriber lapses without the subscriber or the ISP 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 name or other personal identifying 

information of any current or proposed defendant shall be filed UNDER SEAL in all filings and 

not otherwise disclosed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 20, 2019

______________________________________

JOSEPH C. SPERO

Chief Magistrate Judge

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