K-Beech, Inc. v. Does 1-18

Full title: K-BEECH, INC., Plaintiff, v. JOHN DOES 1-18, Defendants.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION

Date published: Apr 17, 2012

Case No. 11-15226 (E.D. Mich. Apr. 17, 2012)

Opinion

Case No. 11-15226

04-17-2012

K-BEECH, INC., Plaintiff, v. JOHN DOES 1-18, Defendants.

AVERN COHN

HON. AVERN COHN

ORDER

DENYING JOHN DOE #11 AND JOHN DOE #1'S MOTIONS TO QUASH (Docs. 5, 8)

AND

DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE JOHN DOE #1'S MOTION TO SEVER (Doc. 8)

This is one of several cases pending in this district, and around the country, filed by copyright owners alleging that John Does downloaded pornographic films without authorization using a peer-to-peer file sharing network known as BitTorrent. Before the Court are two motions, filed by separate John Does as follows:

John Doe # 11's Motion to Quash Subpoena (Doc. 5)
John Doe # 1's Motion to Sever for Improper Joinder and to Quash Subpoena (Doc. 8).

For the reasons stated on the record at the hearing on April 13, 2012, John Doe #11 and John Doe #1's motions to quash are DENIED and John Doe #1's motion to sever is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

SO ORDERED.

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AVERN COHN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Certificate of Service

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to the attorneys of record and John Doe 11 on this date, April 17, 2012, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.

Julie Owens

Case Manager