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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1114 Trademark Infringement

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

*E-Filed: July 28, 2015*

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TMT INVESTMENTS PLC, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

JOHN DOE,

Defendant.

Case No. 14-cv-05323-HRL 

ORDER CONTINUING SHOW CAUSE 

HEARING

TMT Investments PLC, German Kaplun, and Alexander Morgulchick filed this action on 

December 4, 2014. Dkt. No. 1. Pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 

Plaintiff had until April 5, 2015 to serve defendants. On March 3, 2015, Plaintiffs filed an Ex Parte 

Application for Expedited Discovery. Dkt. No. 6. Plaintiffs requested leave to take depositions 

and obtain documents from Automattic, Inc. and Facebook, Inc. to learn the identities of the Doe 

defendants. The court denied this motion on April 8, 2015, finding that Plaintiffs did not make the 

required showing of good cause. Dkt. No. 10. However, the court gave Plaintiffs leave to re-file 

the application for expedited discovery. Id. Plaintiffs have not re-filed the application for 

expedited discovery. The Doe defendants have not been served.

The court ordered Plaintiffs to appear on July 28, 2015, and show cause, if any, why this 

case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. Plaintiffs filed a Response to the Order to 

Show Cause, asserting that they have been persistent but unsuccessful in their efforts to discover 

the identities of the Doe defendants. For good cause shown, the show cause hearing is continued 

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to August 25, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. Plaintiffs’ counsel shall appear in person and be prepared to 

describe specifically and in detail current ongoing efforts to serve the defendants.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 28, 2015

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HOWARD R. LLOYD

United States Magistrate Judge

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