Opinion
22-cv-10418
06-17-2022
STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 69.14.251.249, Defendant.
PROTECTIVE ORDER CONCERNING PSEUDONYM FOR DEFENDANT
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
In this action, Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC alleges that Defendant John Doe violated its copyrights. (See Compl., ECF No. 1.) Currently, Strike 3 is only able to identify the Defendant by his or her internet protocol address. On March 21, 2022, the Court entered an order permitting Strike 3 to subpoena the Defendant's internet service provider (the “ISP”) in an attempt to obtain the Defendant's name and address. (See Order, ECF No. 5.) If Strike 3 receives the name and address of the Defendant from the ISP, it shall serve the Defendant with a copy of this order at the same time it serves the Complaint.
Until further order of the Court, the Defendant shall be identified in all public filings in this action as “John Doe.” In addition, until further order of the Court, no party shall use the name, address, or any other identifying contact information of the Defendant in any public filing in this case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties and/or counsel of record on June 17, 2022, by electronic means and/or ordinary mail.