Strike 3 Holdings LLC v. John Doe - Ex Parte Application Granted for Third Party Subpoena
Summary
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted Strike 3 Holdings LLC's ex parte application for leave to serve a third party subpoena prior to a Rule 26(f) conference in a copyright infringement case. The court order allows the plaintiff to identify the anonymous John Doe defendant associated with IP address 98.42.7.93. The plaintiff also filed a consent/dedeclination to proceed before a U.S. Magistrate Judge.
What changed
The court granted an ex parte application allowing Strike 3 Holdings to serve a third party subpoena prior to the Rule 26(f) conference. This is a procedural discovery order in a BitTorrent copyright infringement case, enabling the plaintiff to identify the subscriber associated with IP address 98.42.7.93.
For the named defendant (once identified), this signals the start of formal litigation and potential discovery obligations. For ISPs and third parties, this order authorizes disclosure of subscriber information. The case remains in early stages with no substantive rulings on the merits of the copyright claim.
What to do next
- Monitor case developments
- Respond to any third party subpoena if served
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Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.42.7.93
Case Number: 3:26-cv-02566-LB Judge: Beeler, Laurel Location: San Francisco Case Type: Civil Case Basis: Federal Question Nature of Suit: Copyright Date Filed:
March 24, 2026
Last Filing Date:
April 9, 2026
View Publicly Available Documents Case Summary No summary of this case is available
Recent Filings
| Date Filed | Docket Number | Document Description |
|---|---|---|
| 04-12-26 | 9 | Order granting [8] Ex Parte Application.(lblc1, COURT STAFF) |
| 04-10-26 | 8 | Ex Parte Application for Leave to Serve a Third Party Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference; Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof filed by Strike 3 Holdings, LLC. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A-D, # (2) Proposed Ord |
| 04-09-26 | 7 | CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Strike 3 Holdings, LLC.. (Bandlow, Lincoln) |
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