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Parties Involved:
DOE-73.189.187.56
Defendant
Dallas Buyers Club LLC
Plaintiff

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DALLAS BUYERS CLUB LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

DOE-73.189.187.56,

Defendant.

Case No. 16-cv-01166-DMR 

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE MOTION TO EXPEDITE 

DISCOVERY

Re: Dkt. No. 5

Plaintiff Dallas Buyers Club LLC filed this action on March 9, 2016, alleging copyright 

infringement against a Doe Defendant identified only by an internet protocol (“IP”) address, 

73.189.187.56. On March 10, 2016, Plaintiff filed an ex parte motion to expedite discovery, 

seeking leave to conduct discovery before the Rule 26 conference. [Docket No. 5.] Specifically, 

Plaintiff seeks an order granting Plaintiff leave to issue a subpoena to Comcast Cable for records 

related to the identity of the subscriber and account holder assigned Defendant’s IP address, 

arguing that this information is necessary so that it may identify Defendant.

In its motion, Plaintiff argues that good cause supports its request for early discovery and 

makes a number of assertions about the IP address at issue, including the alleged infringing 

activity associated with the address and its physical location. However, Plaintiff has not filed any 

evidence to support these and other assertions. Civil Local Rule 7-5 provides that “[f]actual 

contentions made in support of . . . any motion must be supported by an affidavit or declaration 

and by appropriate references to the record.” Civ. L.R. 7-5(a). Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion to 

expedite discovery is denied without prejudice to Plaintiff’s re-filing its motion in compliance 

with the local rules.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 28, 2016

______________________________________

Donna M. Ryu

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 4:16-cv-01166-DMR Document 12 Filed 03/29/16 Page 1 of 1