Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, subscriber assign IP address 108.51.209.163
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
2018 WL 385418 (2018)
Relevant factsFree
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC (plaintiff), owner of rights to certain adult films, alleged John Doe (defendant) illegally downloaded and distributed them, and traced Doe's IP address to a physical location, though only Doe's internet-service provider could match that IP address to an actual identity. Strike 3 moved for leave to subpoena the provider before any Rule 26(f) discovery conference, in order to learn Doe's identity, investigate his role, and effect service.
IssueFree
Whether a party has good cause to serve discovery prior to a Rule 26(f) conference if such discovery is the only method of properly identifying another party.