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Parties Involved:
John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 108.206.113.196
Defendant
Malibu Media, LLC
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MALIBU MEDIA, LLC, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED 

IP ADDRESS 108.206.113.196, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:15-cv-2701-JAM-KJN 

ORDER 

 On May 5, 2016, the court conducted a hearing with respect to plaintiff’s ex parte motions 

to conduct expedited discovery pending in this and several related actions. (ECF No. 9.) In 

connection with those motions, plaintiff lodged with the court for in camera review a status report 

addressing various questions/issues outlined in the court’s April 8, 2016 order scheduling the 

May 5, 2016 hearing (ECF No. 8), as well as representative samples of plaintiff’s settlement 

correspondence and settlement agreements. At the May 5, 2016 hearing, attorneys Brian Heit and 

Brenna Erlbaum appeared on behalf of plaintiff, along with their client and plaintiff’s sole owner, 

Colette Pelisseir Field. 

 At the hearing, plaintiff’s counsel agreed that the status report may be filed on the court’s 

public docket. However, counsel requested that the exhibits to the status report, which reflect 

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sensitive and personal information, including confidential settlement communications and 

settlement agreements, be filed under seal, which the court finds appropriate. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. The Clerk of Court is directed to file plaintiff’s April 28, 2016 status report (excluding 

the exhibits) on the court’s public docket. 

2. The Clerk of Court shall FILE UNDER SEAL Exhibits A and B to the April 28, 2016 

status report. 

3. An order addressing the merits of the pending ex parte motions for expedited 

discovery will issue separately in due course. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 9, 2016 

 

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